Centre controls all nationalised banks for its political purpose, says Selvaperunthagai

SBI's delay in analyzing Electoral Bonds draws criticism from Tamil Nadu Congress, highlighting BJP's control over institutions.

“State Bank of India’s (SBI) reply to the Supreme Court that it needs more time to study the details of the Electoral Bonds received by various parties is a blatant lie on part of the bank as it is just a few minutes work to analyse the data and ascertain details of the receivers,” said K. Selvaperunthagai, president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.  

Speaking at a party meeting at a private hall here on Tuesday, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said it was very evident that the BJP government not only has central agencies like CBI, Income Tax, and Enforcement Directorate under its control but also controls the nationalised banks in the country to use them for political benefits.  

India was turning like Pakistan in being disobedient to the Supreme Court, which was like setting a dangerous precedent, he added. “Though India has a very firm Constitution, Narendra Modi government for the past 9.5 years has been acting against it,” said Mr. Selvaperunthagai.  

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi and Narendra Modi praise William Jones for his studies on Sanskrit language but criticises Robert Caldwell.

“Mr. Ravi being unaware that without Robert Caldwell there would not have been any schools in the State was a baseless criticism against his contributions to Tamil language and to the society,” he added.  

Recent surveys revealed that Rahul Gandhi had about 72% chance of winning the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, so it showed that the I.N.D.I.A alliance was strong enough to take over the BJP government, he said.  

Refuting Congress’ links with AIADMK in forming an alliance, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said their negotiations with the DMK in Tamil Nadu would soon end with a positive result as talks were under way.