Jayalalithaa should be the last person to talk on 2G: Kanimozhi

Chennai: Campaigning for the 39 Lok Sabha sears in Tamil Nadu, which goes to polls on Thursday, got fiercer with DMK MP Kanimozhi hitting out at chief minister J Jayalalithaa for dragging her name in the 2G scam, insisting that she had no locus-standi to talk about corruption. (2G case: Court to record statements of A Raja, others from May 5)

"Jayalalithaa should be the last person to talk about 2G. We all know what's happening in Bangalore court cases. The 2G issue is in court. Let's wait for its verdict," Kanimozhi, who is DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's daughter, told NDTV at Tirunelvelli today.

Mrs Kanimozhi, 46, was responding to the Tamil Nadu chief minister's attempts to tar the DMK with the corruption brush, when she herself is facing trial in the disproportionate assets, or DA, case in a Bangalore court. The AIADMK leader and her close aide N Sasikala also stand accused of failing to file income tax returns for three years (1991-94). (Jayalalithaa catches a break in Income Tax case)

Mrs Kanimozhi, who was earlier this year re-elected to the Rajya Sabha for a second term, was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in 2011 in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. She has been charged with accepting a bribe of Rs 214 crore from a firm promoted by Shahid Balwa, a co-accused in the 2G scam, Kanimozhi was a stakeholder in the family-owned  Kalaignar TV. (Full Coverage: India Votes 2014)

The two Tamil Nadu rivals, however, found themselves on the same page when they targeted Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, for his track-record as Gujarat chief minister. "Human development indicators have not shown great progress in Gujarat. They are excellent in Tamil Nadu and I definitely feel it's the result of what the DMK government has done," Mrs Kanimozhi agued. (India Votes: Candidates | Schedule)

The Tamil Nadu chief minister too had last week tried to puncture Mr Modi's developmental claims about Gujarat. The BJP's prime ministerial aspirant has been showcasing the progress achieved by his state on various fronts to establish his credentials as an able administrator. (Jayalalithaa's tirade against Narendra Modi continues)