Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 13 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming state elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai hit out at the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), calling them 'arrogant,' further asserting that there is a need for the BJP to secure all its votes.

'The DMK is arrogant, thinking that if there is a split in votes, they will come to power. We must break that notion and secure all the votes for our party. We need to win over the votes against the DMK as well as the general public's votes,' Annamalai said while addressing the media.

Raising questions about the work done by DMK during its alliance with Congress, State BJP Chief Nainar Nagenthran raised questions on how a part of the country could be handed over to another nation without the awareness of the state government.

Addressing the media, Nagenthran said, 'When the DMK was in power in alliance with the Congress, what did they do? Did they ever reclaim Katchatheevu? Who gave Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka? It was Indira Gandhi who handed Katchatheevu over to Sri Lanka. At that time, Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. However, Durai Murugan stated in the Assembly that Katchatheevu was given to Sri Lanka without our knowledge. Can a part of a country be handed over to another nation without the state government knowing?'

A day earlier, Annamalai had accused the DMK of relying on money power to secure votes and urged voters to support the National Democratic Alliance in ousting the DMK from power.

Addressing the event, he said, 'DMK is brazenly confident that the party will come back to power. They believe they can buy votes by distributing money, thinking that the wealth they have accumulated over four years can be used to sway voters during the election...DMK must be removed from power, and the National Democratic Alliance must come to power. The DMK is arrogant, thinking that if there is a split in votes, they will come to power. We must break that notion and secure all the votes for our party. We need to win over the votes against the DMK as well as the general public's votes,' he said. (ANI)