CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Amid all the hustle and bustle surrounding TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu’s swearing-in ceremony in Andhra on Wednesday, a moment captured the public’s eye. It was Union Minister Amit Shah having an animated conversation with Tamil Nadu BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Tamilisai was greeting Shah on stage when he called her back to speak to her, wagging his finger.
Rumours soon began to do rounds that Shah was chiding Soundarajan publicly for criticising BJP leader Annamalai.
BJP Tamil Nadu Social Media Cell Vice President Karthik Gopinath commented on X, “That looks like a strong admonishment from Amit Shah ji to Tamilisai akka. But what could be the reason for this ‘public’ warning? Unwarranted public comments?”
Gopinath’s remarks come as Tamilisai criticised BJP Tamil Nadu chief Annamalai for the BJP’s poor performance in Tamil Nadu during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Tamilisai’s suggestion that a BJP-AIADMK alliance could have yielded better results and criticism of “individuals with criminal histories being appointed to key positions” had sparked reports of internal feud within the party fold.
DMK too added fuel to the fire after its spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai criticised the public nature of the exchange, stating, “What kind of politics is this? Is it polite to publicly reprimand a prominent female politician from Tamil Nadu? Amit Shah should know that everyone will see this. A very wrong example!”