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After wooing North Indians, Devendra Fadnavis now tries to woo Tamilians in Mumbai
- by Webdesk
- 04 Dec 2016
In the run up to the BMC Polls, the Mumbai BJP is leaving no stone unturned to woo the non-marathi population in Mumbai. After organising the Uttar Bhartiya Sammelan and Chhat Pooja earlier this year, the BJP organised a Tamilian sammelan addressed by the CM Devendra Fadnavis himself.
Praising the Tamil culture, Fadnavis started his speech in Tamil. “I have studied in a Tamil School till the 10th standard. Tamil culture and literature is one of the greatest in the world. The community has immensely contributed to the growth of the city”, he said.
A huge chunk of Tamil-speaking population in Mumbai stays in slums, especially in Dharavi, and hence the CM went on to announce that the Slum Rehabilitation Schemes (SRA) would soon be streamlined. Fadnavis also appealed to the community to strongly support PM Modi’s drive against black money and corruption.
The Tamil population is largely spread around 6 corporation seats and is estimated to be 4 percent of the total voters. In Capt. R Tamil Selvan, BJP is the only party to have a Tamil MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly from the Sion-Koliwada constituency.
Addressing the rally, Selvan said, “The Tamil community is strongly in suppport of the BJP. BJP is the only party that can grant the long-pending demands of the community and that is why a large number of Tamilians are joining the party in Mumbai.”
After Uttar Bhartiya Sammelan and Chhat Pooja earlier this year, the Tamil Sammelan is seen as yet another attempt by the BJP to spread its wings in Mumbai ahead of the BMC polls.
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