'Blatant betrayal of India's sovereignty': BJP hits out at DMK for allegedly sharing map excluding PoK, Aksai Chin

NEW DELHI: The BJP 's Tamil Nadu unit has accused the ruling DMK of sharing a map of India on social media that allegedly excludes Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin . The BJP claims that this act by the DMK is a clear betrayal of India's sovereignty.

In a post on their X handle, the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit said, "DMK stands exposed as the loyal ally of India's enemies. From harbouring secessionist values to sowing unrest by deepening the North-South divide, to shamelessly placing the Chinese flag on an ISRO rocket, we thought we had seen it all when it came to DMK's anti-India activities."

The post further added, "Yet, they have now sunk to a new low, revealing their loyalty to forces intent on seeing India destroyed. Their act of sharing a map of India, that excludes PoK and Aksai Chin is a blatant betrayal of India's sovereignty. @arivalayam, under the leadership of @mkstalin has repeatedly demonstrated that it values its courtship with anti-national values over the integrity of India."

H Raja , a BJP leader and the party's state coordination committee chief, criticised Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin , saying, "It is too much for the chief minister MK Stalin to expect national pride from his party who wanted to divide the motherland as a Dravidian nation!"

திராவிட நாடு என தாய்நாட்டை பிளக்க நினைத்த தங்கள் கட்சியிடம் தேசப்பற்றினை எதிர்பார்ப்பது மிகையோ முதலமைச்சர் திரு @mkstalin அவர்களே !

🚨தங்கள் @DMKNRIWing பதிவிட்ட இந்திய வரைபடத்தில் ஜம்மு காஷ்மீரின் ஒரு பகுதியையே விடுத்து சித்தரித்தலிலேயே @arivalayamத்தின் தேசப்பற்றின் லட்சணம்… https://t.co/AdBVJdLX3M

— H Raja (@HRajaBJP) October 23, 2024

The BJP emphasised the need for the country to unite in calling out the DMK for its "dangerous affiliations" and reaffirming its commitment to protecting India's sovereignty against all threats. The party demanded an unconditional apology from DMK chief MK Stalin for this "disgraceful and shameful act."

The controversy arose after the DMK's NRI wing shared a post on the social media platform X that included a map of India that allegedly excludes Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin.