Chennai, Jun 28 (IANS): Patriotic slogans 'Jai Hind', 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and `Vande Mataram' will be heard in Tamil Nadu Assembly from the BJP lawmaker, said the party's Tamil Nadu Unit President L.Murugan.

With the NDA government formed in neighbouring Puducherry, the slogans may also be voiced in the Assembly there.

In a statement issued here on Monday, Murugan demanded an apology from Chief Minister M.K.Stalin for his party's lawmaker defaming the 'Jai Hind' slogan added that BJP lawmakers will utter the patriotic slogans inside the House in the coming days.

Elected on DMK ticket, lawmaker E.R.Eswaran had said in the Assembly that Tamil Nadu held its head high as Governor Banwarilal Purohit's customary address to the newly constituted legislature did not contain the words 'Jai Hind'.

In the presence of Stalin, the DMK MLA Eswaran said in the last Governor's address at the end had the words 'Nandri' 'Vanakkam' and 'Jai Hind'.

According to Murugan, the Chief Minister and DMK President Stalin who was present in the Assembly then felt happy in his heart and has not condemned Eswaran even once till now.

The Tamil Nadu BJP chief Murugan said the DMK is helping anti-national forces, to demean Hindu Gods and Hindu religious customs and to defame the freedom fighters.

Murugan said the DMK started calling the central government as 'Ondriya Arasu' sowing the separatist seed and now comes the 'Jai Hind' episode.

Murugan said the two word patriotic slogan 'Jai Hind' was actually given to the nation by a Tamilian freedom fighter Chempakaraman.

The slogan was adopted by Indian National Army (INA) founded by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and later became India's national slogan.