Jayalalithaa slams Narendra Modi; says myth has been created about Gujarat

NEW DELHI: In a sharp attack on BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Thursday said that a 'myth' has been created about Gujarat. " Tamil Nadu is far more developed than Gujarat," Jayalalithaa said.

Jayalalithaa's comments come a day after Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for his party led alliance in Tamil Nadu in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls. BJP leader Narendra Modi said the alliance has emerged as a 'viable alternative' to DMK and AIADMK which worked in a "shift system" once in five years only to "harass" each other.

"There is shift system in Tamil Nadu every five years where DMK and AIADMK come to power. They are busy harassing each other," he told an election rally in western Tamil Nadu in support of NDA candidates.

An alternative front has now emerged in the state which wanted to serve the people and fulfill their requirements, the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, on a two-day visit to the state, said in his second rally this week.

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"This is a viable alternative and in future also it will continue. So I request people of Tamil Nadu to give a thumping majority to this alliance and give a strong government in Delhi," he urged the electorate.

He also took a dig at ruling AIADMK, facing flak over power shortage, saying electricity supply was imperative for economic growth and asked the gathering if it was available in the state.

(With inputs from PTI)