Chennai: On the second day of electioneering in the Western belt of Tamilnadu Rahul Gandhi interacted with weavers and addressed poll meetings and said farmers labourers and weavers were Indias true strength. In an interactive session with the weaver community at Odanilai in Erode district he said “When I look at Indias farmers labourers weavers I see Indias true strength”. Rahul who offered floral tributes to Dheeran Chinnamalai – a Palayakkarar Pattakarar and Kongu chieftain – who inspired generations of Indians to fight despotism and continues to do so even today said the Congress party will strive to uphold the democratic rights of every Tamilian and every Indian. “I have come here to learn from you to listen to you and to strengthen the relationship that my family and the people of Tamilnadu have had for many many years” he said adding he wanted to be a soldier of the Tamil people in Delhi. Stating that he was here to help people elect a government of farmers labourers small and medium business people he said he was for a government that looks after interests of people of Tamilnadu a government that could not be blackmailed by Prime Minister Modi and a government that would take the state forward. He also briefly touched upon the LAC issue saying “as we speak today thousands of Chinese troops are occupying our territory and the man with a 56-inch chest cannot even say the word China” in a veiled reference to the Prime Minister. For the first time the Indian people could see that Chinese troops have occupied Indian territory he said.

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