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    Home / News / Politics News / BJP's Mandarin birthday wish for MK Stalin amid ad row
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    BJP's Mandarin birthday wish for MK Stalin amid ad row
    The BJP has never come to power in Tamil Nadu

    BJP's Mandarin birthday wish for MK Stalin amid ad row

    By Chanshimla Varah
    Mar 01, 2024
    06:24 pm

    What's the story

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday by wishing him a happy birthday in Mandarin.

    This comes amid controversy over an advertisement showcasing a Chinese flag on the new Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rocket launch pad in Kulasekarapattinam.

    "On behalf of Tamil Nadu BJP, here's wishing our Honorable...Stalin a happy birthday in his favorite language! May he live a long and healthy life!" BJP Tamil Nadu wrote on X.

    Context

    Why does this story matter?

    The row erupted while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the state this week to rally support for the upcoming general election.

    Notably, the BJP has never been in power in Tamil Nadu.

    The advertisement was intended to showcase the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)'s role in bringing the long-awaited project to the state.

    The image featured Stalin beside PM Modi, with a rocket in the background.

    The controversy stems from the rocket's nose cone, which displayed a Chinese flag.

    Twitter Post

    BJP's post for Stalin

    On behalf of @BJP4Tamilnadu, here’s wishing our Honourable CM Thiru @mkstalin avargal a happy birthday in his favourite language! May he live a long & healthy life! pic.twitter.com/2ZmPwzekF8

    — BJP Tamilnadu (@BJP4TamilNadu) March 1, 2024

    Goof-up

    PM Modi points out error

    The goof-up was pointed out by PM Modi himself while inaugurating the new ISRO facility in the southern state this week.

    "DMK is a party that does not work but stands ahead to take false credit. These people paste their stickers on our schemes. Now they have crossed the limits, they have pasted China's sticker to take credit for the ISRO launch pad," he said.

    The ad was reportedly commissioned by Tamil Nadu's Animal Husbandry Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan.

    Mistake admitted 

    DMK acknowledges error

    Radhakrishnan, for his part, has admitted the mistake.

    "A small mistake has been made in the newspaper advertisement given by us regarding the setting up of a rocket launch pad in the Kulasekarapatnam area," he told ANI on Thursday.

    "The image of the Chinese flag in the advertisement welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a mistake by those who designed the advertisement, which went unnoticed by us," he added.

    Twitter Post

    DMK ad for the new ISRO rocket launch site

    DMK Newspaper AD puts Chinese Flag on AD for the new ISRO rocket launch site coming up Kulasekarapattinam for which PM Modi is laying the foundation stone pic.twitter.com/8TUrxWpnH0

    — Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) February 28, 2024

    Project

    More on spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam

    The spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam is being built on 2,233 acres at a cost of Rs. 986 crore and would function as a launch pad for smaller satellites.

    It will complement the existing spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

    ISRO scientists said the Kulasekarapattinam spaceport will conserve fuel by allowing satellites launched from there to travel directly south, as opposed to those launched from Sriharikota, which head southeast.

    The project is expected to be operational in two years.

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