Chennai, Sept. 16 -- AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for extending consistent support to his party, especially after the demise of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, while strongly criticising the DMK government for its alleged failures in maintaining law and order in Tamil Nadu.

Speaking at a public meeting in Chennai to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister CN Annadurai, Palaniswami said that, during the time AIADMK was in power, and even now, those in the Centre (BJP) have never issued any threats.

"But on the contrary, they (BJP) have only done good for us. After the demise of Amma (Jayalalitha), some people tried to usurp the AIADMK party. They even attempted...