India, Jan. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a big southward push in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, commenting on temple-related controversies in both states to attack the ruling parties.

In Tamil Nadu, Modi raised the Karthigai Deepam issue, accusing the ruling DMK of "indulging in vote bank politics". "Our leaders stood for the right of the devotees, but the DMK left no stone unturned in indulging in vote bank politics," he said in the rally in Chengalpattu.

Modi referred to the DMK as 'CMC', saying that chief minister MK Stalin's party was "Corruption, Mafia and Crime". He accused the DMK of breaking the people's trust.

"You gave DMK a full majority twice, but they broke the trust of the people of Tamil Nadu. DMK made heaps...