In an interview with India Today, Dayanidhi Maran, a former union minister, sought to dismiss the challenge posed by Annamalai in the Lok Sabha polls when he made the insulting remark
Last month, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president YS Sharmila also alleged that the state has been turned into the "drug capital" of the country during the YSRCP government.
CPIM has promised to undo legislations that have been historically used against terrorists and criminals of the highest order. This includes repeal of the UAPA and the NSA.
The party has promised that the banks will be compensated by the government for writing off student loans. The write-off is mentioned as a one-time measure of relief "due to widespread unemployment".