BJP national secretary H Raja Friday slammed AIADMK leader M Thambidurai over his comments against the party allying with the saffron party for the Lok Sabha polls and said he was not in a position to take decisions in the regional party.
Speaking to reporters here, Raja said Thambidurai's comments sounded like he was "frustrated" within the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
Taking exception to RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy's reported statement that the AIADMK should ally with the BJP to help it gain a foothold in the state, Thambidurai, who is the Lok Sabha deputy speaker, had Thursday termed it "ridiculous."
Raja said, "He (Thambidurai) is not in a position to take decisions in the party. If he has a say, then we do not know why he continues to be the deputy speaker of Lok Sabha."
The AIADMK has indicated that it was not averse to forging an electoral alliance with the BJP for the coming Lok Sabha polls, saying "anything can happen."
Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who holds the top party post of 'coordinator' in the AIADMK, had said "at the time of election, anything can happen."
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