DMK sees national flag as a problem; permission denied for Tiranga yatra: Annamalai

Tirupur: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai said on Sunday, August 11, that police have denied permission to hold tricolor motorcycle rallies and alleged that the ruling DMK has shown that it does not like the national flag.

Speaking to reporters here, Annamalai referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ appeal and his party’s plan of conducting ‘Tiranga yatras’ (tricolor marches) across the country. “There is no BJP flag and everyone is welcome; there will be vehicles and there will be the national flag; this is the tricolor march, and it is aimed at creating (better) awareness among the people and to see the national flag flutter in all houses,” he said.

“This is a big surprise that happens only in Tamil Nadu. The national flag itself is a problem for the DMK people. See how they are showing that they do not like the national flag. By denying permission for the vehicle rally, they have shown again their anger,” he alleged. “What is the law and order problem when one carries the national flag? he asked.

Further, Annamalai said that in Coimbatore, office-bearers petitioned police authorities, seeking permission to hold the tricolor march. The BJP workers submitted that they would take out the rally only on the route specified and on the date and time fixed by the police. Still, permission was denied. The state government should actually take such initiative (tricolor marches), and Stalin, as President of the DMK, should task his party youth wing to hold vehicle rallies.