Dhinakaran was clear when he said that he wanted to teach a lesson to those who wanted to remove V K Sasikala as party general secretary. He invoked dharma and said that he fears no one, except God. He hoped that the Governor of Tamil Nadu will agree with the demands of the 19 MLAs who withdrew their support from the government.
TTV Dhinakaran is hoping against hopes that the Governor would finally help him teach the opponents a lesson. Speaking to the media on Saturday, he said that he was hoping that the Governor would agree to the legitimate demands raised by the MLAs supporting him. This were reportedly his first public comments after 19 MLAs announced their withdrawal of support to the government.
Dhinakaran was clear when he said that he wanted to teach a lesson to those who wanted to remove V K Sasikala as party general secretary. He went on to invoke 'dharma', a refrain of deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, used during his rebellion, to describe his efforts. He said, "They hope that the Governor will agree to their legitimate demands. The MLAs there are not motivated by money; if they were on the other side, you know benefits what they would have got in return. They are with me because I am with truth and dharma. Those who wanted the removal of the general secretary should be taught a lesson. Only the general secretary can guide the party."
Emerging from his Karpagam Gardens residence in a car, he alighted only to answer one question by the journalists. He said that his doctor had advised him not to speak because he had a bad sore throat. However, he did manage to say, "No one except God can threaten me. I am answerable only to God and truth." he further added that his efforts were a wakeup call to all Tamilians across the world. Speaking to the Hindu, he said, "The 19 MLAs (at the resort in Puducherry) are not there because of threats against them. Only because they have adopted a sacrificial attitude to protect this party by being there have you all come here to ask questions about it. No just Tamil Nadu, the whole of India is carefully observing these developments."
