DMDK to go it alone in LS polls

DMDK to go it alone in LS polls
Express News Service
First Published : 23 Mar 2009 02:24:00



KANCHEEPURAM: Starting his Lok Sabha campaign ahead of other leaders in Tamil Nadu, DMDK president Vijayakanth on Sunday ruled out an alliance with any of the major parties. However, he kept up an element of mystery, declaring that he would identify candidates whom his supporters would back.

Breaking his silence on alliance possibilities, the actor-turned politician asked his supporters at Pillayarpalayam, from where he launched his campaign, “Shall I forge an alliance with the DMK?” When there was loud response in the negative, he asked if he should clinch a deal with the AIADMK. The response again was a resounding ‘No’. “Then, you must vote for the candidate identified by me to bring about overall change,” he said.

Accusing the DMK, AIADMK and Congress of betraying Tamils for over four decades, he said, “Fishermen from the State are being mercilessly killed mid-sea. Sri Lankan Tamils are ruthlessly murdered everyday in the island nation. Moreover, there is no safety for our youth employed in the UAE or Malaysia.” He said the DMK had been fooling voters with freebies. “They have not taken any measures to bring down unemployment or to find a solution to the Mullaperiyar, Cauvery and Palar issues.”

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