BJP, Congress rally for ‘Jai Hind’, corner ruling DMK after row erupts

An MLA from an ally of the DMK had proudly pointed out the absence of the phrase ‘Jai Hind’ in the Governor’s Address.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Congress, which is in an alliance with the ruling DMK has come out in support of the patriotic slogan ‘Jai Hind’ after a row over it erupted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The issue came to light after the new Assembly’s first session that was held in the previous week. An MLA from an ally of the DMK had proudly pointed out the absence of the phrase ‘Jai Hind’ in the Governor’s Address. “After Governor’s address, it became evident that Tamil Nadu has regained its stature of holding its head high. In the Governor’s address during the previous (AIADMK) regime, he signed off with Nandri (Thanks), Vanakkam (Greetings) and Jai Hind (Victory to India). But this time, there was no mention of Jai Hind in the address,” MLA ER Eswaran was seen saying in the Assembly.