Modi waving at the crowd 
Chennai

Netizens call Stalin ‘voice of oppressed’ for speech before Modi

Some people told that this event with Modi as a guest is a departure from what today's ruling DMK believed in as an oppostion. Some others opined that the Dravidian major while extending a hand of friendship with the Union is also holding its ground on issues it contends with the latter.

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CHENNAI: Chennai has freed itself from the strictures after headlining in a boisterous scheme launch event jointly presided by Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

With Stalin adulating the 'Dravidian model' and Modi making a case for NEP, the ideological rivalry seemed to rear its head above niceties. This short but important event is expected to keep the political commentators busy for a week, at least.

ये भी प�ें- Modi unveils slew of projects in Chennai, Stalin hails Dravidian model

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Another user, in an apparent dig to BJP's stance against outfits peculiar to religious identities in educational institutions in the wake of controversies around scrutinising Muslim women's sartorial choices, posted a picture of a Hijab-clad woman receiving the PM housing scheme benefits from Modi and Stalin.

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