Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the DMK for having an alliance with Congress which allegedly brought down former late Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi’s government in the state.
Addressing the members of the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, The governments of Karunanidhi and MGR were brought down by the Congress government. Sharad Pawar's govt was toppled too. We have seen what happened with NTR when he was in US for treatment & attempts were made to topple his govt. Are you still having an alliance with that Congress which dissolved the governments?”
MGR's soul must be watching where you stand, he said.
PM said, "Which party and people in power misused Article 356? Elected govts were toppled 90 times, who were those who did that? A Prime minister used Article 356 50 times and that name is Indira Gandhi. In Kerala communist govt was elected which wasn't liked by Pandit Nehru & was toppled."
Under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, the Centre has the power to take direct control of any that is unable to function as per the constitutional provisions.