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Raja had said Shah’s calculation to replicate BJP’s electoral victories in Delhi and Maharashtra in Tamil Nadu is a “foolish idea”
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at DMK MP A Raja for allegedly calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah a “fool.”
Condemning Raja’s remark, Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Narayanan Thirupathy on Tuesday called out DMK’s “uncultured, uncivilised, dirty, silly politics.”
Thirupathy said that only fools and idiots would use these kind of words out of frustration for not being in power at the Centre and fear of losing power at the state in the coming Tamil Nadu assembly election.
I strongly condemn @dmk_raja on his filthy comments about India’s Home Minister @AmitShah . A former Union Minister, now a member of Parliament indulging in derogatory remarks shows the not only the mentality of the Dravida model @arivalayam , but also its uncultured,…— Narayanan Thirupathy (@narayanantbjp) June 24, 2025
During his recent speech, Raja had said Shah’s calculation to replicate BJP’s electoral victories in Delhi and Maharashtra in Tamil Nadu is a “foolish idea.” “In Tamil Nadu, Stalin is backed by the Dravidian ideology, not just election engineering,” he added.

Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
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