"No Concession For Donation": DMK Tackles Attack Over 'Lottery King' Donor
NDTV
DMK's TR Baalu slammed AIADMK's E Palaniswami over his silence on the donations received by BJP
Hitting back at rival AIADMK's offensive on the electoral bonds issue, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has said it had transparently disclosed the names of donors and stressed that the MK Stalin government gave no concession in exchange for donation.
This comes after data released by the Election Commission of India showed that Future Gaming and Hotel Services, the top donor through electoral bonds, gave Rs 509 crore to DMK. Future Gaming's owner Santiago Martin, also known as "lottery king", has been under the radar of the Enforcement Directorate.
Soon after the data was released, DMK's arch-rival AIADMK launched a scathing attack. Edappadi K Palaniswami, leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK general secretary, cited the DMK government's law against online gaming. "The state government enacted a namesake, weak law banning online gambling and shamefully received cash from a gambling company that pledges people's lives," Mr Palaniswami said.
