Chennai, Feb 25: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief, Karunanidhi will have to cross many hurdles to win the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. Capitalising on the severe criticism over the involvement of former Union Telecom Minister A Raja and Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi in the alleged 2G spectrum scam, its main rival - AIADMK's chief Jayalalithaa - managed to grab the support of actor-politician Vijaykanth's DMDK.
The support from DMDK was announced on the Thursday, Feb 24, on the birthday of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Ahead of the Assembly polls, the AIADMK has the support of 14 political parties including MDMK, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Republican Party of India, CPM, CPI, Forward Bloc and Indian National League among others.
The six-year-old DMDK was formed as an alternative to both the DMK and the AIADMK. Vijayakanth's party bagged more than ten percent vote share in the last Lok Sabha polls. Sources reported that DMDK would contest in more than 45 seats.
The AIADMK-DMDK alliance was declared by Panruti Ramachandran, DMDK Presidium Chairman. He said, "To take a political stand is one thing and to share seats is another. We want to oust the DMK government and that is why we have joined the AIADMK."
The formal declaration of the alliance would be declared by Jayalalithaa and Vijayakanth on Sunday, Feb 27.
Source:http://news.oneindia.in
Friday, February 25, 2011
DMDK in, AIADMK leads 14-party front
CHENNAI: On a day when DMK and Congress struggled to save their seven-year-old alliance, AIADMK strengthened its position by bringing actor Vijayakanth's DMDK into its fold. In a sudden development, DMDK's three-member election committee – Panruti S Ramachandran, LK Sudhish and R Sundararajan – arrived at the AIADMK headquarters on Thursday afternoon to officially cement the alliance and hold the first formal seat talks with the AIADMK team that included O Paneerselvam, KA Sengottaiyan and Pollachi K Jayaraman. Though the teams had met many times earlier, the negotiations were closed-door affairs and not publicised much as the two parties stood their ground on numbers.
DMDK insisted on 50 seats while AIADMK offered only 41. The final figure could be 48 seats, sources in the two parties said.
With a new partner in, the AIADMK has pieced together a 14-party alliance, including MDMK, CPM, CPI, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Republican Party of India, Puthiya Thamizhagam, All-India Forward Bloc, All-India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam, Indian National League, actor R Sarath Kumar's Akhila India Samathuva Makkal Katchi, actor M Karthik's Akhila India Nadalum Makkal Katchi and director Seeman's Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam. Formal talks have not started with most of these parties.
Emerging from an hour-long meeting, Panruti Ramachandran indicated that his party had finalised a pact with AIADMK. But he did not reveal any details as a formal announcement will most probably be done by AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa and Vijayakanth, who is expected to call on her soon, most probably Sunday.
DMDK insisted on 50 seats while AIADMK offered only 41. The final figure could be 48 seats, sources in the two parties said.
With a new partner in, the AIADMK has pieced together a 14-party alliance, including MDMK, CPM, CPI, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Republican Party of India, Puthiya Thamizhagam, All-India Forward Bloc, All-India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam, Indian National League, actor R Sarath Kumar's Akhila India Samathuva Makkal Katchi, actor M Karthik's Akhila India Nadalum Makkal Katchi and director Seeman's Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam. Formal talks have not started with most of these parties.
Emerging from an hour-long meeting, Panruti Ramachandran indicated that his party had finalised a pact with AIADMK. But he did not reveal any details as a formal announcement will most probably be done by AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa and Vijayakanth, who is expected to call on her soon, most probably Sunday.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
கூட்டணியில் இணைந்தது ஜெ.வுக்கு விஜயகாந்த் கொடுத்த பரிசு-பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன்
சென்னை: அதிமுக கூட்டணியில் தேமுதிக இணைந்தது, அதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் ஜெயலலிதாவுக்கு, கட்சித் தலைவர் விஜயகாந்த் கொடுத்துள்ள பிறந்த நாள் பரிசாகும் என்று கூறியுள்ளார் தேமுதிக அவைத் தலைவர் பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன்.
நேற்று மாலை அதிமுக தலைமைக் கழக அலுவலகத்திற்கு வந்த பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன் தலைமையிலான தேமுதிக குழுவினர் தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்த பேச்சுக்களை மேற்கொண்டனர்.
ஒரு வழியாக அதிமுகவைத் தேடி தேமுதிக வந்ததைத் தொடர்ந்து அதிமுக தொண்டர்களும், கூடவே தேமுதிக தொண்டர்களும் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தனர். அதிமுக அலுவலகத்திற்கு வெளியே கூடியிருந்த அவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி கோஷங்களை எழுப்பினர்.
கிட்டத்தட்ட 75 நிமிடங்கள் பேச்சு நடந்தது. பின்னர் வெளியில் வந்த பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன் கூறுகையில்,
இரு கட்சிகளும் வரும் பேரவைத் தேர்தலை சந்திப்பது குறித்தும், தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்தும் முதல் சுற்று பேச்சு சுமுகமாக நடந்தது. மீண்டும் அடுத்த சுற்று பேச்சு விரைவில் தொடங்கும்.
தமிழக மக்களின் விருப்பம், எதிர்பார்ப்பை நிறைவேற்றும் வகையில் எதிர்கட்சிகள் அனைத்தையும் ஒரே அணியில் திரட்டி, தேர்தலைச் சந்திக்க உள்ளோம். மக்கள் தீர்ப்பே மகேசன் தீர்ப்பு என்ற வகையில்தான், மக்களின் விருப்பப்படி அ.தி.மு.க.வுடன் கூட்டணி சேர தே.மு.தி.க. முன் வந்தது. இது வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி.
எத்தனை தொகுதிகள் முக்கியம் என்பதைவிட, தி.மு.க.வை ஆட்சியில் இருந்து வீழ்த்துவதே லட்சியம்.
கூட்டணியில் இணைய வந்ததன் மூலம் அதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் ஜெயலலிதாவுக்கு கேப்டன் விஜயகாந்த் பிறந்த நாள் பரிசை அளித்துள்ளார்.
நாங்கள் ஆட்சியில் பங்கும் கேட்கும் திட்டத்தில் எல்லாம் இல்லை. தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்து முடிவு செய்த பின்னர் ஜெயலலிதாவை, விஜயகாந்த் சந்திப்பார் என்றார்.
English summary
Representatives of the DMDK and the AIADMK met at the latter's party headquarters Thursday to explore a poll alliance. "Yes, in principle we want to ally with AIADMK. Today (Thursday), we had just a preliminary meeting with AIADMK's representatives. We have not discussed any seat sharing details," DMDK presidium chairman Panruti S. Ramachandran told IANS after the discussions. Queried about the rumours of DMDK's demand of 41 Assembly seats and one Rajya Sabha seat he said: "There is no credence to such rumours. We did not discuss details. In principle we want to go together with AIADMK in the ensuing assembly polls." He also said, this is our leader Vijayakanth's birth day gift to Jayalalitha.
Source: thatstamil.oneindia.in
நேற்று மாலை அதிமுக தலைமைக் கழக அலுவலகத்திற்கு வந்த பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன் தலைமையிலான தேமுதிக குழுவினர் தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்த பேச்சுக்களை மேற்கொண்டனர்.
ஒரு வழியாக அதிமுகவைத் தேடி தேமுதிக வந்ததைத் தொடர்ந்து அதிமுக தொண்டர்களும், கூடவே தேமுதிக தொண்டர்களும் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தனர். அதிமுக அலுவலகத்திற்கு வெளியே கூடியிருந்த அவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி கோஷங்களை எழுப்பினர்.
கிட்டத்தட்ட 75 நிமிடங்கள் பேச்சு நடந்தது. பின்னர் வெளியில் வந்த பண்ருட்டி ராமச்சந்திரன் கூறுகையில்,
இரு கட்சிகளும் வரும் பேரவைத் தேர்தலை சந்திப்பது குறித்தும், தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்தும் முதல் சுற்று பேச்சு சுமுகமாக நடந்தது. மீண்டும் அடுத்த சுற்று பேச்சு விரைவில் தொடங்கும்.
தமிழக மக்களின் விருப்பம், எதிர்பார்ப்பை நிறைவேற்றும் வகையில் எதிர்கட்சிகள் அனைத்தையும் ஒரே அணியில் திரட்டி, தேர்தலைச் சந்திக்க உள்ளோம். மக்கள் தீர்ப்பே மகேசன் தீர்ப்பு என்ற வகையில்தான், மக்களின் விருப்பப்படி அ.தி.மு.க.வுடன் கூட்டணி சேர தே.மு.தி.க. முன் வந்தது. இது வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி.
எத்தனை தொகுதிகள் முக்கியம் என்பதைவிட, தி.மு.க.வை ஆட்சியில் இருந்து வீழ்த்துவதே லட்சியம்.
கூட்டணியில் இணைய வந்ததன் மூலம் அதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் ஜெயலலிதாவுக்கு கேப்டன் விஜயகாந்த் பிறந்த நாள் பரிசை அளித்துள்ளார்.
நாங்கள் ஆட்சியில் பங்கும் கேட்கும் திட்டத்தில் எல்லாம் இல்லை. தொகுதிப் பங்கீடு குறித்து முடிவு செய்த பின்னர் ஜெயலலிதாவை, விஜயகாந்த் சந்திப்பார் என்றார்.
English summary
Representatives of the DMDK and the AIADMK met at the latter's party headquarters Thursday to explore a poll alliance. "Yes, in principle we want to ally with AIADMK. Today (Thursday), we had just a preliminary meeting with AIADMK's representatives. We have not discussed any seat sharing details," DMDK presidium chairman Panruti S. Ramachandran told IANS after the discussions. Queried about the rumours of DMDK's demand of 41 Assembly seats and one Rajya Sabha seat he said: "There is no credence to such rumours. We did not discuss details. In principle we want to go together with AIADMK in the ensuing assembly polls." He also said, this is our leader Vijayakanth's birth day gift to Jayalalitha.
Source: thatstamil.oneindia.in
Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa, Vijaykanth join hands to fight DMK
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijaykanth has decided to join hands with Jayalalithaa to take on DMK chief Karunanidhi in the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. The Captain, as he's called by his cadres, announced his decision on the AIADMK chief's birthday yesterday.
Vijaykanth's six-year-old DMDK, originally formed as an alternative to both the DMK and the AIADMK, had around ten percent vote share in the last Lok Sabha polls.
"To take a political stand is one thing and to share seats is another. We want to oust the DMK government and that is why we have joined the AIADMK," said Panruti Ramachandran, DMDK Presidium Chairman.
Jayalalithaa already has the support of the MDMK, the communists and Pudhiya Tamizhagam. The ruling DMK meanwhile has firmed up its ties with the Congress, the PMK and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal.
With Vijaykanth's birthday gift to Jayalalithaa, the alliance arithmetic of the Dravidian arch rivals has turned formidable and clear. As both sides work on the nitty-gritty of number of seats, the political temperature in the state is set to soar.
Source: www.ndtv.com
Vijaykanth's six-year-old DMDK, originally formed as an alternative to both the DMK and the AIADMK, had around ten percent vote share in the last Lok Sabha polls.
"To take a political stand is one thing and to share seats is another. We want to oust the DMK government and that is why we have joined the AIADMK," said Panruti Ramachandran, DMDK Presidium Chairman.
Jayalalithaa already has the support of the MDMK, the communists and Pudhiya Tamizhagam. The ruling DMK meanwhile has firmed up its ties with the Congress, the PMK and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal.
With Vijaykanth's birthday gift to Jayalalithaa, the alliance arithmetic of the Dravidian arch rivals has turned formidable and clear. As both sides work on the nitty-gritty of number of seats, the political temperature in the state is set to soar.
Source: www.ndtv.com
DMDK chief's wife may hold key to TN polls
NEW DELHI: She may not be known outside Tamil Nadu, but it is Premalatha who may influence the outcome of the coming Tamil Nadu assembly elections. As DMK and AIADMK prepare for the poll battle, the role of the wife of `Captain` Vijayakanth who heads the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) has become crucial. Premalatha is a huge influence on the politics of Vijayakanth, and is the reason why the actor-turned politician is tilting towards having a partnership with Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK.
DMDK has emerged as a balancing factor, having polled around 10% votes in the last LS polls when Vijayakanth decided not to be part of either of the two alliances. In the process, analysts feel, he helped DMK by taking away votes that were arrayed against the ruling combine.
A key factor in the DMDK`s power dispensation, Premalatha had played a crucial role in drawing up the party`s poll strategy and detailing her husband`s campaign programme in both the 2006 assembly elections and 2009 Lok Sabha elections when Vijayakanth decided to go it alone.
DMDK sources confirm that for the coming elections, it was Premalatha who convinced her husband that aligning with Jayalalithaa`s AIADMK was imperative to keep the cadre morale up and build the party besides the possibility of playing a role in the state administration.
Congress leaders recognize the importance of the `Captain` factor, saying he may help Jayalalithaa neutralize the advantages DMK has — a well-looked-after cadre and goodwill from populist schemes.
"It can give AIADMK an advantage of 1-1.5%," conceded a party functionary involved in the Congress planning for polls. Congress is confident of doing well in four other poll-bound states — West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry — but it is getting reconciled to the possibility that Premalatha leaning towards Jayalalithaa can deny them the 5:0 scoreline.
Congress strategists reckon that an impressive performance in the assembly elections can help the party beat back the perception of loss of sheen.
Congress plans to demand a share in power if the DMK-led alliance is voted to power yet again, realizing that a share in the spoils of office is necessary to maintain the morale of the cadre in a state where party has been without power for decades.
The rival TN combines hope to work out the nitty-gritty of seat-sharing in the next couple of days. While negotiations between Jayalalithaa and Premalatha are in the final stage, DMK and Congress hold their final round from Wednesday. Congress is insisting on 60 seats, but is reconciled to having to settle for less.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
DMDK has emerged as a balancing factor, having polled around 10% votes in the last LS polls when Vijayakanth decided not to be part of either of the two alliances. In the process, analysts feel, he helped DMK by taking away votes that were arrayed against the ruling combine.
A key factor in the DMDK`s power dispensation, Premalatha had played a crucial role in drawing up the party`s poll strategy and detailing her husband`s campaign programme in both the 2006 assembly elections and 2009 Lok Sabha elections when Vijayakanth decided to go it alone.
DMDK sources confirm that for the coming elections, it was Premalatha who convinced her husband that aligning with Jayalalithaa`s AIADMK was imperative to keep the cadre morale up and build the party besides the possibility of playing a role in the state administration.
Congress leaders recognize the importance of the `Captain` factor, saying he may help Jayalalithaa neutralize the advantages DMK has — a well-looked-after cadre and goodwill from populist schemes.
"It can give AIADMK an advantage of 1-1.5%," conceded a party functionary involved in the Congress planning for polls. Congress is confident of doing well in four other poll-bound states — West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry — but it is getting reconciled to the possibility that Premalatha leaning towards Jayalalithaa can deny them the 5:0 scoreline.
Congress strategists reckon that an impressive performance in the assembly elections can help the party beat back the perception of loss of sheen.
Congress plans to demand a share in power if the DMK-led alliance is voted to power yet again, realizing that a share in the spoils of office is necessary to maintain the morale of the cadre in a state where party has been without power for decades.
The rival TN combines hope to work out the nitty-gritty of seat-sharing in the next couple of days. While negotiations between Jayalalithaa and Premalatha are in the final stage, DMK and Congress hold their final round from Wednesday. Congress is insisting on 60 seats, but is reconciled to having to settle for less.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The AIADMK's stand is that it cannot give 50 seats that the DMDK is demanding.
CHENNAI: The power dynamics of alliance formation is fast changing in the state as it gets closer to the assembly polls. The two Dravidian majors, the DMK and the AIADMK, have bounced back from a state of desperation. They were wooing allies into their fold till recently, but not anymore. They now exude confidence, as though having regained much of their lost ground. Both have turned tough negotiators with two prominent regional players the PMK and the DMDK.
The PMK's efforts to drive a hard bargain with the DMK, demanding 40 plus seats, has evoked only a nonchalant response from the elder partner. DMK president and chief minister M Karunanidhi has been maintaining a stoic silence on what he intends to concede to the PMK. A senior PMK leader told TOI, "We were the first to finalise seat sharing in most of the recent polls. But this time, the DMK leadership is indifferent to us. They do not even acknowledge that our party has refrained from attacking them on the spectrum issue. When our president GK Mani called on Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) on the last day of the assembly session, he said talks with the PMK were possible only after finalising the deal with the Congress." Even scaling down the demand to 35 seats has not helped the PMK much.
Having contested 31 seats as part of a greater alliance (DMK, Congress, PMK, CPI and CPM) in 2006, the PMK feels its demand for more seats in a relatively smaller front (without the Left parties) is justified. But the DMK's poser is why it be should be charitable to a party that came a cropper in the 2009 parliamentary polls. The DMK has indicated that the PMK should be satisfied with 23 seats, five more than its current strength in the assembly. The party leader, S Ramadoss, is unhappy with the offer.
The DMK knows for sure that the PMK does not have any other option. The AIADMK front is already crowded with the CPI, the CPM and Vaiko's MDMK in it. The DMDK is also likely to join the front. And, the PMK would hardly risk contesting on its own. "The party has to come to us, but only on our terms," said a senior DMK leader.
The position of the DMDK is no better either. The dark horse of the 2009 Lok Sabha polls was sitting pretty, sought after by both the major fronts. With DMDK leader Vijaykanth's continued verbal aggression against the ruling party, more so against the chief minister, he narrowed down the option - either going alone or allying with the AIADMK. DMDK presidium chairman Panruti S Ramachandran ruled out the party contesting on its own and even went to the extent of giving a call to all anti-DMK forces to unite. That was a month ago. But AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa has turned a deaf ear to Panruti's clarion call thus far.
A senior DMDK leader said, "We can make any amount of noise. We have also explained what our demand is. But what do you do when the AIADMK leadership is not even willing to reveal how many seats it is ready to give us? We know for sure that no party can come to power in the state without our support. Let us wait and see how the game is played out."
The AIADMK's stand is that it cannot give 50 seats that the DMDK is demanding. A senior AIADMK leader said, "We will respond only if they come down to a realistic figure."
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The PMK's efforts to drive a hard bargain with the DMK, demanding 40 plus seats, has evoked only a nonchalant response from the elder partner. DMK president and chief minister M Karunanidhi has been maintaining a stoic silence on what he intends to concede to the PMK. A senior PMK leader told TOI, "We were the first to finalise seat sharing in most of the recent polls. But this time, the DMK leadership is indifferent to us. They do not even acknowledge that our party has refrained from attacking them on the spectrum issue. When our president GK Mani called on Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) on the last day of the assembly session, he said talks with the PMK were possible only after finalising the deal with the Congress." Even scaling down the demand to 35 seats has not helped the PMK much.
Having contested 31 seats as part of a greater alliance (DMK, Congress, PMK, CPI and CPM) in 2006, the PMK feels its demand for more seats in a relatively smaller front (without the Left parties) is justified. But the DMK's poser is why it be should be charitable to a party that came a cropper in the 2009 parliamentary polls. The DMK has indicated that the PMK should be satisfied with 23 seats, five more than its current strength in the assembly. The party leader, S Ramadoss, is unhappy with the offer.
The DMK knows for sure that the PMK does not have any other option. The AIADMK front is already crowded with the CPI, the CPM and Vaiko's MDMK in it. The DMDK is also likely to join the front. And, the PMK would hardly risk contesting on its own. "The party has to come to us, but only on our terms," said a senior DMK leader.
The position of the DMDK is no better either. The dark horse of the 2009 Lok Sabha polls was sitting pretty, sought after by both the major fronts. With DMDK leader Vijaykanth's continued verbal aggression against the ruling party, more so against the chief minister, he narrowed down the option - either going alone or allying with the AIADMK. DMDK presidium chairman Panruti S Ramachandran ruled out the party contesting on its own and even went to the extent of giving a call to all anti-DMK forces to unite. That was a month ago. But AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa has turned a deaf ear to Panruti's clarion call thus far.
A senior DMDK leader said, "We can make any amount of noise. We have also explained what our demand is. But what do you do when the AIADMK leadership is not even willing to reveal how many seats it is ready to give us? We know for sure that no party can come to power in the state without our support. Let us wait and see how the game is played out."
The AIADMK's stand is that it cannot give 50 seats that the DMDK is demanding. A senior AIADMK leader said, "We will respond only if they come down to a realistic figure."
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jayalalithaa, Vijayakanth, Sarathkumar, Karthik and Vijay
Chennai Feb 10 ( truthdive) : Call it a Cassiopeia or Cepheus, the AIADMK electoral alliance is evolving as a five star constellation to twinkle in the election campaign for the forthcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
The stage actor and script writer M. Karunanithi rose to the level of the leader of DMK and was named “ Kalaigner “ meaning “ The artist”
When the M.G. Ramachandran the “Revolutionary actor” came out of DMK and formed his own political party he became “ Revolutionary leader”. The fans turned political workers have a habit of calling their leaders in such high degree name. When J.Jayalalithaa took the leadership of AIADMK she became ‘ Revolutionary leader”
The political ambitions of Vijayakanth should have been understood even two decades back when he took a pet name “ Revolutionary Artist” combining the pet names of both M.G.Ramachandran and M.Karunanithi. Later he found his own party DMDK. He commands a larger chunk of Naidu, Naickers and Arunthathiyar castes who have a Telugu origin.
When Sarathkumar became a hero in screen, Super star Rajinikanth was very popular and therefore he took a name “ Supreme Star”. This supreme star formed a political party ‘ Samathuva makkal katchi” which is more confined to Nadar community. He is supposed to contest in Thenkasi constituency based on caste calculations.
When actor Karthik with a nick name “ Navarasa nayakan” ( a hero of all the nine feelings}lost his shine in the silver screen he entered in the existing political party Forward block only to establish his own “ Nadalum makkal katchi” ( A party of ruling people”) Well the talk is that he commands considerable following among the youth of Thevar community in south Tamil nadu.
As everyone knows, the actor still in the field Vijay Ilaya thalapathi ( the Junior Commander”) is preparing his grounds in politics.
Like a rare celestial phenomenon all these five stars J. Jayalalithaa, Vijayakanth, Sarathkumar, Karthik and Vijay are to team up for the forthcoming assembly election. The people are waiting with eyes wide opened to see all these stars in one stage.
The star studded AIADMK alliance is all set to expand further if T. Rajender joins them as well. He along with other small stars shall make this summer hot or cold that depends on addition of one or two heroines who are still having market value. Let us wait and see how DMK alliance bring their own stars to start a star war.
The stage actor and script writer M. Karunanithi rose to the level of the leader of DMK and was named “ Kalaigner “ meaning “ The artist”
When the M.G. Ramachandran the “Revolutionary actor” came out of DMK and formed his own political party he became “ Revolutionary leader”. The fans turned political workers have a habit of calling their leaders in such high degree name. When J.Jayalalithaa took the leadership of AIADMK she became ‘ Revolutionary leader”
The political ambitions of Vijayakanth should have been understood even two decades back when he took a pet name “ Revolutionary Artist” combining the pet names of both M.G.Ramachandran and M.Karunanithi. Later he found his own party DMDK. He commands a larger chunk of Naidu, Naickers and Arunthathiyar castes who have a Telugu origin.
When Sarathkumar became a hero in screen, Super star Rajinikanth was very popular and therefore he took a name “ Supreme Star”. This supreme star formed a political party ‘ Samathuva makkal katchi” which is more confined to Nadar community. He is supposed to contest in Thenkasi constituency based on caste calculations.
When actor Karthik with a nick name “ Navarasa nayakan” ( a hero of all the nine feelings}lost his shine in the silver screen he entered in the existing political party Forward block only to establish his own “ Nadalum makkal katchi” ( A party of ruling people”) Well the talk is that he commands considerable following among the youth of Thevar community in south Tamil nadu.
As everyone knows, the actor still in the field Vijay Ilaya thalapathi ( the Junior Commander”) is preparing his grounds in politics.
Like a rare celestial phenomenon all these five stars J. Jayalalithaa, Vijayakanth, Sarathkumar, Karthik and Vijay are to team up for the forthcoming assembly election. The people are waiting with eyes wide opened to see all these stars in one stage.
The star studded AIADMK alliance is all set to expand further if T. Rajender joins them as well. He along with other small stars shall make this summer hot or cold that depends on addition of one or two heroines who are still having market value. Let us wait and see how DMK alliance bring their own stars to start a star war.
AIADMK likely to partner with DMDK ahead of assembly polls
Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party, the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), is likely to strike an alliance with the six-year-old Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) ahead of assembly elections this year, members of both parties said.
But the tie-up, if formalized, will be little more than a short-term electoral strategy to take on the ruling coalition of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress, they said.
Tamil film actor “Captain” Vijaykanth launched the DMDK before the 2006 assembly elections as an alternative to the two established Dravidian parties, the DMK and the AIADMK. An alliance with either of these parties could tarnish its image as a fresh, transparent option for voters, DMDK party member K. Pandiarajan said.
“We will continue to have a unique identity of our own, and stick to our founding concepts in which clean and transparent governance is topmost,” Pandiarajan said. “Our rural vote share, built through the Captain’s fan clubs, is 12%, slightly higher than our overall vote share. But our founding concepts like ‘save Tamil, but learn all languages’ and ‘level up standards when education is made uniform across the state’ are targeted at the urban, educated electorate disillusioned with the present government.”
An AIADMK member, who did not want to be identified, said the party has no illusions about its relationship with the DMDK.
“We have to ally with DMDK because DMK has allied with Congress. We need those additional numbers (of voters)too. But it is a short-term strategy,” the party member said. “And we are going by what Amma (AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa) decides. So, it doesn’t matter to our cadre that DMDK was campaigning against us too in the last elections. We don’t think it’ll matter to our voters either.”
Contesting on its own, the DMDK polled 8.33% of the total votes cast in the 2006 assembly polls, and Vijaykanth won the Virudhachalam seat. The party raised its vote share to 10.19% in the 2009 parliamentary elections, although it did not win a seat.
Vijaykanth has been projecting himself as Karuppu MGR, or a dark-complexioned version of M.G. Ramachandran, the actor-turned-politician who founded the AIADMK and achieved considerable political success. The votes polled by the DMDK came from MGR fans from across Tamil Nadu’s social and political fault lines, and in a way cut into the AIADMK’s vote share. That’s another reason why Jayalalithaa’s party thinks it could benefit from an alliance with the political upstart.
Cho Ramaswamy, editor of Thuglak magazine and a political commentator, said the situation is too volatile for parties to decide on a long-term strategy. “If the alliance is struck, AIADMK and DMDK will remain distinct identities,” he said. “With new parties coming up all over the country and alliances shifting frequently, it is a time of churn and not of long-term stability.”
Source:http://www.livemint.com
But the tie-up, if formalized, will be little more than a short-term electoral strategy to take on the ruling coalition of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress, they said.
Tamil film actor “Captain” Vijaykanth launched the DMDK before the 2006 assembly elections as an alternative to the two established Dravidian parties, the DMK and the AIADMK. An alliance with either of these parties could tarnish its image as a fresh, transparent option for voters, DMDK party member K. Pandiarajan said.
“We will continue to have a unique identity of our own, and stick to our founding concepts in which clean and transparent governance is topmost,” Pandiarajan said. “Our rural vote share, built through the Captain’s fan clubs, is 12%, slightly higher than our overall vote share. But our founding concepts like ‘save Tamil, but learn all languages’ and ‘level up standards when education is made uniform across the state’ are targeted at the urban, educated electorate disillusioned with the present government.”
An AIADMK member, who did not want to be identified, said the party has no illusions about its relationship with the DMDK.
“We have to ally with DMDK because DMK has allied with Congress. We need those additional numbers (of voters)too. But it is a short-term strategy,” the party member said. “And we are going by what Amma (AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa) decides. So, it doesn’t matter to our cadre that DMDK was campaigning against us too in the last elections. We don’t think it’ll matter to our voters either.”
Contesting on its own, the DMDK polled 8.33% of the total votes cast in the 2006 assembly polls, and Vijaykanth won the Virudhachalam seat. The party raised its vote share to 10.19% in the 2009 parliamentary elections, although it did not win a seat.
Vijaykanth has been projecting himself as Karuppu MGR, or a dark-complexioned version of M.G. Ramachandran, the actor-turned-politician who founded the AIADMK and achieved considerable political success. The votes polled by the DMDK came from MGR fans from across Tamil Nadu’s social and political fault lines, and in a way cut into the AIADMK’s vote share. That’s another reason why Jayalalithaa’s party thinks it could benefit from an alliance with the political upstart.
Cho Ramaswamy, editor of Thuglak magazine and a political commentator, said the situation is too volatile for parties to decide on a long-term strategy. “If the alliance is struck, AIADMK and DMDK will remain distinct identities,” he said. “With new parties coming up all over the country and alliances shifting frequently, it is a time of churn and not of long-term stability.”
Source:http://www.livemint.com
Jaya takes lead in seat deal
Feb. 15: AIADMK chief Ms Jayalalithaa on Tuesday inked seat-sharing agreements with two Dalit parties, the Puthiya Tamizhagam and Republican Party of India, kicking off her election work at her signature speed, even as the rival DMK-led front is still engaged in exploratory manoeuvres.
True, she too has a few imponderables, such as the alliance with DMDK of ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth, who may now feel the pressure on him to hasten his moves towards her camp.
Ms Jayalalithaa’s first poll pact was with Mr C. K. Tamilarasan of the RPI to give him one seat. He is likely to contest from K. V. Kuppam, a newly carved out reserve seat in Vellore district. Next, she signed with PT leader Dr K. Krishnasamy to allocate two seats.
As a former legislator of Oddapidaram in Tuticorin district, he may return to contest there. He is likely to seek Vasudevanallur (SC) in Tirunelveli district. The PT enjoys support among Devendrakula Velalars, known as Pallars, a dominant SC sub-sect in the southern districts, while Mr Tamilarasan belongs to another Dalit sub-sect, Parayar, dominant in north Tamil Nadu.
An elated Tamilarasan told DC, “I’m thrilled that Amma signed the pact with me. I do not know what else to say.” When asked whether he would contest in the AIADMK symbol or choose an independent identity, he said, “I have no issues. I will abide by what Amma says.” Dr. Krishnasamy said a decision on symbol was yet to be taken.
Though she has only signed with two minor players now, Ms Jayalalithaa appears be sending out a signal to Mr Vijayakanth that he needs to hurry up his act. He has been bargaining hard for ‘a respectable number of seats’, starting his demand with 80 seats but now sources say he might settle for around 45.
They also say that Ms Jayalalithaa is all set to finish her seat-sharing exercise and hit the campaign road on February 24, her birthday.
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com
True, she too has a few imponderables, such as the alliance with DMDK of ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth, who may now feel the pressure on him to hasten his moves towards her camp.
Ms Jayalalithaa’s first poll pact was with Mr C. K. Tamilarasan of the RPI to give him one seat. He is likely to contest from K. V. Kuppam, a newly carved out reserve seat in Vellore district. Next, she signed with PT leader Dr K. Krishnasamy to allocate two seats.
As a former legislator of Oddapidaram in Tuticorin district, he may return to contest there. He is likely to seek Vasudevanallur (SC) in Tirunelveli district. The PT enjoys support among Devendrakula Velalars, known as Pallars, a dominant SC sub-sect in the southern districts, while Mr Tamilarasan belongs to another Dalit sub-sect, Parayar, dominant in north Tamil Nadu.
An elated Tamilarasan told DC, “I’m thrilled that Amma signed the pact with me. I do not know what else to say.” When asked whether he would contest in the AIADMK symbol or choose an independent identity, he said, “I have no issues. I will abide by what Amma says.” Dr. Krishnasamy said a decision on symbol was yet to be taken.
Though she has only signed with two minor players now, Ms Jayalalithaa appears be sending out a signal to Mr Vijayakanth that he needs to hurry up his act. He has been bargaining hard for ‘a respectable number of seats’, starting his demand with 80 seats but now sources say he might settle for around 45.
They also say that Ms Jayalalithaa is all set to finish her seat-sharing exercise and hit the campaign road on February 24, her birthday.
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Vijayakanth, AIADMK heading for poll pact?
CHENNAI: A wedding in the family has come as a catalyst for actor-politician Vijayakanth to firm up an electoral alliance with AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.
When Vijayakanth's wife, Premalatha, meets the AIA-DMK leader later this week, an invitation for the wedding of her niece, R Akshaya, will not be the only thing she will be carrying. Premalatha will also be Vijayakanth's representative to finalize Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam's (DMDK) seat-sharing arr-angement with AIADMK. And if all goes well, the wedding in Vanagaram could be the occasion for Jayalalithaa to announce her party's electoral alliance with DMDK.
"Premalatha has sought an appointment for this week with Jayalalithaa to invite her," a source said. "Jayalalithaa's participation at the function would depend on the progress of the seat-sharing talks. If she makes it to the wedding, you can expect an announcement about the alliance, which could happen even earlier."
DMDK presidium chairman Panruti Ramachandran refused to confirm the scheduled meeting and said the process of alliance formation was still on. "One thing is clear. We will not align with the DMK at any cost. The rest is yet to be finalised."
Sources said both leaders were driving a hard bargain. While AIADMK leaders said Jayalalithaa would not be willing to give more than 42 seats, Vijayakanth is said to be pushing for at least 50, down from his 60-plus demand.
DMDK drew a blank in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. But garnering over 10% votes, it sent a strong signal of a potential ally. In the 2005 Assembly polls, the DMDK polled over 8% votes but Vijayakanth could only win a Vriddhachalam seat.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
When Vijayakanth's wife, Premalatha, meets the AIA-DMK leader later this week, an invitation for the wedding of her niece, R Akshaya, will not be the only thing she will be carrying. Premalatha will also be Vijayakanth's representative to finalize Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam's (DMDK) seat-sharing arr-angement with AIADMK. And if all goes well, the wedding in Vanagaram could be the occasion for Jayalalithaa to announce her party's electoral alliance with DMDK.
"Premalatha has sought an appointment for this week with Jayalalithaa to invite her," a source said. "Jayalalithaa's participation at the function would depend on the progress of the seat-sharing talks. If she makes it to the wedding, you can expect an announcement about the alliance, which could happen even earlier."
DMDK presidium chairman Panruti Ramachandran refused to confirm the scheduled meeting and said the process of alliance formation was still on. "One thing is clear. We will not align with the DMK at any cost. The rest is yet to be finalised."
Sources said both leaders were driving a hard bargain. While AIADMK leaders said Jayalalithaa would not be willing to give more than 42 seats, Vijayakanth is said to be pushing for at least 50, down from his 60-plus demand.
DMDK drew a blank in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. But garnering over 10% votes, it sent a strong signal of a potential ally. In the 2005 Assembly polls, the DMDK polled over 8% votes but Vijayakanth could only win a Vriddhachalam seat.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, February 7, 2011
Jaya set to seal poll deal with DMDK
CHENNAI: Suspense over which way 'Captain' would swing will end soon as AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is all set to formally announce a tie-up with Vijayakanth's DMDK, sources said. The AIADMK already has the MDMK and the Left parties in its combine.
Vijayakanth's brother-in-law and the DMDK's youth wing secretary LK Sudhish has been holding talks with AIADMK leaders through some mediators. Leaders confirmed that the talks were going smoothly and the AIADMK is likely to part with about 35 to 40 seats which will make the DMDK the second largest partner in the alliance.
Vijayakanth's dynamic role in the blockbuster 1992 Tamil movie 'Captain Prabhakaran' earned him the honorific of Captain. His debut in Tamil Nadu politics was marked by frequent clashes with Jayalalithaa over his claim that he was MGR's heir. The dark complexioned actor is even hailed by partymen as 'karuppu (black) MGR'. But political compulsions have thrown the two leaders together. Senior AIADMK leaders feel that the anti-DMK votebank that Vijayakanth brings along could prove to be crucial in a closely-contested election.
The DMDK's electoral strategy has been fine-tuned by a five-member team piloted by party president Vijayakanth himself. Other members of the team are Panruti S Ramachandran, K Pandiarajan, K R Veerappan and Sudhish. There are indications that the DMDK has demanded 50 seats but AIADMK is ready to give 35 seats and perhaps stretch it to 40 if the DMDK proves inflexible.
Since its inception in September 2005, this would be the first electoral alliance for the DMDK. It contested on its own in both the previous assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
The DMDK got 8.38% votes in 2006 assembly elections, while in 2009 parliamentary polls, it bettered its performance by securing 10.08% votes. The party secured more than 20,000 votes in 27 assembly segments, over 15,000 votes in 75 segments, more than 10,000 votes in 169 segments and more than 5,000 votes in 228 segments in the last parliamentary polls.
On Tuesday, an AIADMK release said Dr K Krishnasamy of Puthiya Tamizhagam Katchi, a dalit party, held the first round of seat-sharing talks with AIADMK.
Vijayakanth's brother-in-law and the DMDK's youth wing secretary LK Sudhish has been holding talks with AIADMK leaders through some mediators. Leaders confirmed that the talks were going smoothly and the AIADMK is likely to part with about 35 to 40 seats which will make the DMDK the second largest partner in the alliance.
Vijayakanth's dynamic role in the blockbuster 1992 Tamil movie 'Captain Prabhakaran' earned him the honorific of Captain. His debut in Tamil Nadu politics was marked by frequent clashes with Jayalalithaa over his claim that he was MGR's heir. The dark complexioned actor is even hailed by partymen as 'karuppu (black) MGR'. But political compulsions have thrown the two leaders together. Senior AIADMK leaders feel that the anti-DMK votebank that Vijayakanth brings along could prove to be crucial in a closely-contested election.
The DMDK's electoral strategy has been fine-tuned by a five-member team piloted by party president Vijayakanth himself. Other members of the team are Panruti S Ramachandran, K Pandiarajan, K R Veerappan and Sudhish. There are indications that the DMDK has demanded 50 seats but AIADMK is ready to give 35 seats and perhaps stretch it to 40 if the DMDK proves inflexible.
Since its inception in September 2005, this would be the first electoral alliance for the DMDK. It contested on its own in both the previous assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
The DMDK got 8.38% votes in 2006 assembly elections, while in 2009 parliamentary polls, it bettered its performance by securing 10.08% votes. The party secured more than 20,000 votes in 27 assembly segments, over 15,000 votes in 75 segments, more than 10,000 votes in 169 segments and more than 5,000 votes in 228 segments in the last parliamentary polls.
On Tuesday, an AIADMK release said Dr K Krishnasamy of Puthiya Tamizhagam Katchi, a dalit party, held the first round of seat-sharing talks with AIADMK.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Raja's arrest won't impact Tamil Nadu alliances, say parties
Chennai Feb 2 (IANS) DMK leader A. Raja's arrest for his role in the 2G spectrum scam may not throw up any changes in the current or prospective electoral alliance formations in Tamil Nadu that is expected to go to polls this May.
'Raja's arrest is an expected one and it may not have any impact on the formation of electoral alliances. The DMK may take some namesake disciplinary action against Raja like suspending him from the party and try to distance itself from him,' Panruti S. Ramachandran, senior leader of DMDK party floated by actor Vijayakant, told IANS.
Asked about his party's alliance with AIADMK, the principal opposition party in the state, he said: 'We have made our position clear - removal of the corrupt DMK government and be part of a suitable formation to achieve that.'
According to Ramachandran, Raja's arrest may not impact PMK being part of the DMK-led front but a PMK leader said on condition of anonymity that the party would analyse the implications of the arrest.
'We have to analyse the arrest and its implications,' the PMK leader said.
On the DMDK-AIADMK ties, a DMDK leader preferring anonymity said: 'Informal discussions are on with AIADMK and a formal announcement may be expected on or after February 7. Our demand is 60 seats and the deputy chief minister's post.'
On the issue of the Congress wanting DMDK to go it alone or be part of the DMK-led alliance, Ramachandran said: 'We have to save politics from Karunanidhi's family.'
Raja and two of his aides were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi Wednesday for their role in the controversial allocation of airwaves for second generation (2G) telecom services.
Raja was forced to resign Nov 14 last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicted him in the spectrum allocation scam and for causing losses of between Rs.58,000 crore ($12.8 billion) and Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) to the exchequer.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary G.Ramakrishnan took a dig of the DMK organising a series of public meetings to clarify the spectrum issue and clear the party's name.
'I wonder how the party is going to react to the arrest,' Ramakrishnan told IANS.
On the impact of Raja's arrest on electoral prospects of the DMK-Congress combine in the ensuing assembly polls, Ramakrishnan said: 'Even otherwise, people are fed up with the anti-people policies of the state and central governments.'
Commenting on Raja's arrest, political commentator Cho Ramaswamy said Karunanidhi will now not be able to fight back the Congress. He said the DMK will have to depend on the Congress to protect his family members and also Raja.
However, the DMK maintained a studied silence on the issue with its party leaders not available for comment on their senior leader's arrest.
Source:sify.com
'Raja's arrest is an expected one and it may not have any impact on the formation of electoral alliances. The DMK may take some namesake disciplinary action against Raja like suspending him from the party and try to distance itself from him,' Panruti S. Ramachandran, senior leader of DMDK party floated by actor Vijayakant, told IANS.
Asked about his party's alliance with AIADMK, the principal opposition party in the state, he said: 'We have made our position clear - removal of the corrupt DMK government and be part of a suitable formation to achieve that.'
According to Ramachandran, Raja's arrest may not impact PMK being part of the DMK-led front but a PMK leader said on condition of anonymity that the party would analyse the implications of the arrest.
'We have to analyse the arrest and its implications,' the PMK leader said.
On the DMDK-AIADMK ties, a DMDK leader preferring anonymity said: 'Informal discussions are on with AIADMK and a formal announcement may be expected on or after February 7. Our demand is 60 seats and the deputy chief minister's post.'
On the issue of the Congress wanting DMDK to go it alone or be part of the DMK-led alliance, Ramachandran said: 'We have to save politics from Karunanidhi's family.'
Raja and two of his aides were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi Wednesday for their role in the controversial allocation of airwaves for second generation (2G) telecom services.
Raja was forced to resign Nov 14 last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicted him in the spectrum allocation scam and for causing losses of between Rs.58,000 crore ($12.8 billion) and Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) to the exchequer.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary G.Ramakrishnan took a dig of the DMK organising a series of public meetings to clarify the spectrum issue and clear the party's name.
'I wonder how the party is going to react to the arrest,' Ramakrishnan told IANS.
On the impact of Raja's arrest on electoral prospects of the DMK-Congress combine in the ensuing assembly polls, Ramakrishnan said: 'Even otherwise, people are fed up with the anti-people policies of the state and central governments.'
Commenting on Raja's arrest, political commentator Cho Ramaswamy said Karunanidhi will now not be able to fight back the Congress. He said the DMK will have to depend on the Congress to protect his family members and also Raja.
However, the DMK maintained a studied silence on the issue with its party leaders not available for comment on their senior leader's arrest.
Source:sify.com
தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணியே வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி-விஜயகாந்த்
சென்னை: எல்லா அரசியல் கட்சிகளையும் போலவே தானும் ஒரு சராசரி அரசியல் தலைவர்தான் என்பதை நிரூபிக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளார் விஜயகாந்த். பத்தோடு பதினொன்று, அத்தோடு இது ஒன்று பதத்தை அவர் நிரூபிக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளார். கூட்டணியே கிடையாது என்று வாய் கிழியப் பேசி வந்த விஜயகாந்த் இப்போது தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணியே வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி என்று படு வீராப்பாக பேசியுள்ளார்.
தமிழகத்தின் இன்னொரு பாமக என்பதை தேமுதிக நிரூபிக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது. வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கும் கூட்டணியில் இடம் பெறுவது பாமகவின் வாடிக்கை. எங்கு ஆதாயம் கிடைக்குமோ, எங்கு போனால் வெற்றி கிடைக்குமோ அங்கு போவது அக்கட்சியின் கொள்கையாகும். அந்த ரேஞ்சுக்கு இப்போது விஜயகாந்த்தும் மாறி வருகிறார்.
இதுவரை கூட்டணியே கிடையாது, மக்களுடன் மட்டுமே கூட்டணி என்று பேசி வந்தவர் விஜயகாந்த். ஆனால் இப்போது தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி என்று பேசியுள்ளார்.
சேலத்தில் மாநாடு போட்டு திமுகவையும், முதல்வர் கருணாநிதியையும் மிகக் கடுமையாக அவர் சாடியபோதே, அதிமுகவுடன் அவர் கூட்டணி வைக்கப் போவது கிட்டத்தட்ட மறைமுகமாக உறுதியானது. ஆனாலும் மாநாட்டின் இறுதியில் கூட்டணி குறித்து அவர் அறிவிக்கவில்லை.இதனால் தொண்டர்கள் ரொம்பவே குழம்பிப் போனார்கள்- விஜயகாந்த் எந்த அறிவிப்பையும் வெளியிடாததால் மட்டுமல்லாமல், அவரது புரியாத பேச்சாலும்.
தேமுதிக, அதிமுக இடையே கூட்டணி உறுதியாகி விட்டபோதிலும், பணப் பிரச்சினை தொடர்பாக இழுபறியாக உள்ளதாம். அதாவது தேமுதிகவின் தேர்தல் செலவு தொடர்பாக பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடந்து வருவதாகவும்,அதில் பஞ்சாயத்து ஏற்பட்டிருப்பதால்தான் கூட்டணி குறித்து விஜயகாந்த் வாய் திறக்காமல் இருப்பதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது.
இந்த நிலையில், சென்னை கோயம்பேட்டில் உள்ள விஜயகாந்த் கட்சி அலுவலகத்தில் ஆயிரக்கணக்கானோர் தேமுதிகவில் இணைந்தனர். அந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில், விஜயகாந்த் பேசுகையில்,
ரேஷன் கடைகளில் விற்கப்படும் உளுத்தம் பருப்பு, துவரம் பருப்பு விலையில் ரூ.10 குறைக்கப்படும் என முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி அறிவித்துள்ளார். இதற்கு முன்பு விலையைக் குறைக்காதது ஏன்? தேர்தல் வருகிறது என்பதால் பருப்பு விலையைக் குறைத்ததாகக் கூறி மக்களை ஏமாற்ற கருணாநிதி முயல்கிறார். இதேபோல் தக்காளி, வெங்காயம் விலையைக் குறைக்காதது ஏன்?
இம்மாதம் 30-ம் தேதி நடைபெறும் முதல்வர்கள் மாநாட்டில் கலந்து கொள்வதாகக் கூறி கருணாநிதி டெல்லிக்குச் செல்கிறார். கடந்த ஆண்டு நடைபெற்ற முதல்வர்கள் மாநாட்டுக்கு அவர் செல்லவில்லை. இப்போது அவர் மாநாட்டுக்காகச் செல்லவில்லை. காங்கிரஸ் கட்சியுடன் தொகுதி பங்கீடு பற்றி பேசுவதற்காகவே தில்லி செல்கிறார்.
இலங்கைத் தமிழர்களைப் பாதுகாக்கவோ, தமிழகத்தின் நதிநீர் பிரச்னைகளுக்காகவோ முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி டெல்லி சென்றதில்லை. இதற்கு முன்பு, தனது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு மத்திய அமைச்சரவையில் பதவி வாங்குவதற்காக டெல்லி சென்றார். இப்போதும், அதுபோலவே தேர்தல் கூட்டணி பற்றி பேசுவதற்காக டெல்லி செல்கிறார்.
முதல்வர் பதவியில் இருப்பதைவிட, தி.மு.க.வின் தலைவர் என்ற பொறுப்பில் இருப்பதையே பெரிதாகக் கருதுவதாக கருணாநிதி கூறியுள்ளார்.
இனி அவர் தி.மு.க.வின் தலைவராக மட்டும்தான் இருக்க முடியும். மீண்டும் அவரால் முதல்வராக முடியாது. வரும் தேர்தலில் தி.மு.க.வுக்கு மக்கள் சரியான பாடம் புகட்ட வேண்டும். தே.மு.தி.க. யாருடன் கூட்டணி அமைக்க வேண்டும் என்பது பற்றி சேலம் மாநாட்டில் தொண்டர்களின் கருத்தைக் கேட்டறிந்தேன். மாவட்டச் செயலாளர்கள், மாநில நிர்வாகிகளின் கருத்துகளையும் கேட்டறிந்துள்ளேன். யாருடன் கூட்டணி என்பது பற்றி சரியான நேரத்தில் அறிவிப்பேன்.
மக்களை மகிழ்ச்சியாக வைத்திருக்கும் கட்சிகளுடன்தான் கூட்டணி அமைப்பேன். கூட்டணிக்காக தொண்டர்களை யாரிடமும் அடகு வைக்க மாட்டேன். தே.மு.தி.க. யாருடன் கூட்டணி அமைக்கிறதோ, அந்த கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றி கூட்டணியாக அமையும் என்றார் விஜயகாந்த்.
தொண்டர்களை யாரிடமும் அடகு வைக்க மாட்டேன் என்கிறார். மறுபக்கம், தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி என்கிறார். இவரது தலைமையில் கூட்டணி அமைந்தால் அது அடகு வைப்பதாக ஆகாது. மற்ற கூட்டணியில் போய்ச் சேர்ந்தால் அதற்குப் பெயர் என்ன என்பதை விஜயகாந்த்தான் விளக்க வேண்டும்.
English summary
Actor-Politician Vijayakanth has said that an alliance will be successfull only with the inclusion of DMDK. In Chennai he said that, I will not mortgage my cadres to any party. But if an alliance has to win then it should have DMDK with it, he said. Earlier Vijaykanth was telling that DMDMK will not forge alliance with anybody except people. Now he has changed his stance for the polls.
Source: http://thatstamil.oneindia.in
தமிழகத்தின் இன்னொரு பாமக என்பதை தேமுதிக நிரூபிக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது. வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கும் கூட்டணியில் இடம் பெறுவது பாமகவின் வாடிக்கை. எங்கு ஆதாயம் கிடைக்குமோ, எங்கு போனால் வெற்றி கிடைக்குமோ அங்கு போவது அக்கட்சியின் கொள்கையாகும். அந்த ரேஞ்சுக்கு இப்போது விஜயகாந்த்தும் மாறி வருகிறார்.
இதுவரை கூட்டணியே கிடையாது, மக்களுடன் மட்டுமே கூட்டணி என்று பேசி வந்தவர் விஜயகாந்த். ஆனால் இப்போது தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி என்று பேசியுள்ளார்.
சேலத்தில் மாநாடு போட்டு திமுகவையும், முதல்வர் கருணாநிதியையும் மிகக் கடுமையாக அவர் சாடியபோதே, அதிமுகவுடன் அவர் கூட்டணி வைக்கப் போவது கிட்டத்தட்ட மறைமுகமாக உறுதியானது. ஆனாலும் மாநாட்டின் இறுதியில் கூட்டணி குறித்து அவர் அறிவிக்கவில்லை.இதனால் தொண்டர்கள் ரொம்பவே குழம்பிப் போனார்கள்- விஜயகாந்த் எந்த அறிவிப்பையும் வெளியிடாததால் மட்டுமல்லாமல், அவரது புரியாத பேச்சாலும்.
தேமுதிக, அதிமுக இடையே கூட்டணி உறுதியாகி விட்டபோதிலும், பணப் பிரச்சினை தொடர்பாக இழுபறியாக உள்ளதாம். அதாவது தேமுதிகவின் தேர்தல் செலவு தொடர்பாக பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடந்து வருவதாகவும்,அதில் பஞ்சாயத்து ஏற்பட்டிருப்பதால்தான் கூட்டணி குறித்து விஜயகாந்த் வாய் திறக்காமல் இருப்பதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது.
இந்த நிலையில், சென்னை கோயம்பேட்டில் உள்ள விஜயகாந்த் கட்சி அலுவலகத்தில் ஆயிரக்கணக்கானோர் தேமுதிகவில் இணைந்தனர். அந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில், விஜயகாந்த் பேசுகையில்,
ரேஷன் கடைகளில் விற்கப்படும் உளுத்தம் பருப்பு, துவரம் பருப்பு விலையில் ரூ.10 குறைக்கப்படும் என முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி அறிவித்துள்ளார். இதற்கு முன்பு விலையைக் குறைக்காதது ஏன்? தேர்தல் வருகிறது என்பதால் பருப்பு விலையைக் குறைத்ததாகக் கூறி மக்களை ஏமாற்ற கருணாநிதி முயல்கிறார். இதேபோல் தக்காளி, வெங்காயம் விலையைக் குறைக்காதது ஏன்?
இம்மாதம் 30-ம் தேதி நடைபெறும் முதல்வர்கள் மாநாட்டில் கலந்து கொள்வதாகக் கூறி கருணாநிதி டெல்லிக்குச் செல்கிறார். கடந்த ஆண்டு நடைபெற்ற முதல்வர்கள் மாநாட்டுக்கு அவர் செல்லவில்லை. இப்போது அவர் மாநாட்டுக்காகச் செல்லவில்லை. காங்கிரஸ் கட்சியுடன் தொகுதி பங்கீடு பற்றி பேசுவதற்காகவே தில்லி செல்கிறார்.
இலங்கைத் தமிழர்களைப் பாதுகாக்கவோ, தமிழகத்தின் நதிநீர் பிரச்னைகளுக்காகவோ முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி டெல்லி சென்றதில்லை. இதற்கு முன்பு, தனது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு மத்திய அமைச்சரவையில் பதவி வாங்குவதற்காக டெல்லி சென்றார். இப்போதும், அதுபோலவே தேர்தல் கூட்டணி பற்றி பேசுவதற்காக டெல்லி செல்கிறார்.
முதல்வர் பதவியில் இருப்பதைவிட, தி.மு.க.வின் தலைவர் என்ற பொறுப்பில் இருப்பதையே பெரிதாகக் கருதுவதாக கருணாநிதி கூறியுள்ளார்.
இனி அவர் தி.மு.க.வின் தலைவராக மட்டும்தான் இருக்க முடியும். மீண்டும் அவரால் முதல்வராக முடியாது. வரும் தேர்தலில் தி.மு.க.வுக்கு மக்கள் சரியான பாடம் புகட்ட வேண்டும். தே.மு.தி.க. யாருடன் கூட்டணி அமைக்க வேண்டும் என்பது பற்றி சேலம் மாநாட்டில் தொண்டர்களின் கருத்தைக் கேட்டறிந்தேன். மாவட்டச் செயலாளர்கள், மாநில நிர்வாகிகளின் கருத்துகளையும் கேட்டறிந்துள்ளேன். யாருடன் கூட்டணி என்பது பற்றி சரியான நேரத்தில் அறிவிப்பேன்.
மக்களை மகிழ்ச்சியாக வைத்திருக்கும் கட்சிகளுடன்தான் கூட்டணி அமைப்பேன். கூட்டணிக்காக தொண்டர்களை யாரிடமும் அடகு வைக்க மாட்டேன். தே.மு.தி.க. யாருடன் கூட்டணி அமைக்கிறதோ, அந்த கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றி கூட்டணியாக அமையும் என்றார் விஜயகாந்த்.
தொண்டர்களை யாரிடமும் அடகு வைக்க மாட்டேன் என்கிறார். மறுபக்கம், தேமுதிக இடம் பெறும் கூட்டணிதான் வெற்றிக் கூட்டணி என்கிறார். இவரது தலைமையில் கூட்டணி அமைந்தால் அது அடகு வைப்பதாக ஆகாது. மற்ற கூட்டணியில் போய்ச் சேர்ந்தால் அதற்குப் பெயர் என்ன என்பதை விஜயகாந்த்தான் விளக்க வேண்டும்.
English summary
Actor-Politician Vijayakanth has said that an alliance will be successfull only with the inclusion of DMDK. In Chennai he said that, I will not mortgage my cadres to any party. But if an alliance has to win then it should have DMDK with it, he said. Earlier Vijaykanth was telling that DMDMK will not forge alliance with anybody except people. Now he has changed his stance for the polls.
Source: http://thatstamil.oneindia.in
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Jaya set to declare tieup with DMDK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader J Jayalalithaa is all set to formally announce a tie-up with Vijayakanth’s Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. The AIADMK already has the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Left parties. Vijayakanth’s brother-inlaw and the DMDK’s youth wing secretary LK Sudhish has been holding talks with AIADMK leaders through some mediators. AIADMK is likely to part with about 35 to 40 seats which will make the DMDK the second largest partner in the alliance. Since its inception in September 2005, this would be the first electoral alliance for the DMDK.
Source: http://www.omantribune.com
Source: http://www.omantribune.com
DMDK council authorizes Vijayakanth to opt for alliance
From Gopal Ethiraj, Chennai
Chennai 11 January (Asiantribune.com):
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DMDK founder Vijayakanth
Successive electoral defeats and defection of his second rank leaders and cadres has swayed DMDK founder Vijayakanth from his resolve to go it alone until he provides an alternative to the two Dravidian parties -- the DMK and the AIADMK.
He has finally opted for an alliance to make him politically relevant and arrest further erosion of his mass base.
A resolution to that effect was passed by the party’s general council held at Vanagaram in Chennai on Saturday. It has authorized DMDK chief to hold talks with other like-minded parties in this connection.
It also authorised Vijayakanth to have parleys with leaders of those political outfits, who share a common vision with the DMDK and expressed their wish to align with them. The meeting was presided over by party presidium chairman Panruti S Ramachandran.
Launching a scathing attack on the chief minister M.Karunanidhi and his family as a whole, Vijayakanth told the general council members that he was not afraid of any force. “Karunanidhi says the DMDK has lost its strength. DMDK is still strong,” he said. He flayed the DMK for spending crores to buy voters in the by-election and is ready to face any challenge.
- Asian Tribune -
Chennai 11 January (Asiantribune.com):
Vijaykanth-.jpg
DMDK founder Vijayakanth
Successive electoral defeats and defection of his second rank leaders and cadres has swayed DMDK founder Vijayakanth from his resolve to go it alone until he provides an alternative to the two Dravidian parties -- the DMK and the AIADMK.
He has finally opted for an alliance to make him politically relevant and arrest further erosion of his mass base.
A resolution to that effect was passed by the party’s general council held at Vanagaram in Chennai on Saturday. It has authorized DMDK chief to hold talks with other like-minded parties in this connection.
It also authorised Vijayakanth to have parleys with leaders of those political outfits, who share a common vision with the DMDK and expressed their wish to align with them. The meeting was presided over by party presidium chairman Panruti S Ramachandran.
Launching a scathing attack on the chief minister M.Karunanidhi and his family as a whole, Vijayakanth told the general council members that he was not afraid of any force. “Karunanidhi says the DMDK has lost its strength. DMDK is still strong,” he said. He flayed the DMK for spending crores to buy voters in the by-election and is ready to face any challenge.
- Asian Tribune -
Tamil Nadu polls: DMDK open to electoral alliance
Chennai, Jan 10: Actor-turned-politician and DMDK leader Vijaykant on Sunday assured his party cadres that he would forge an alliance for the ensuing assembly elections without affecting the party's self-respect.
Speaking at his party's rally at Salem, around 320 km from here, he told party workers: "You leave the alliance decision to me. I will not pledge the party or its cadres while entering into an alliance."
"Even if I lose my property I will not allow you to lose your self-respect," Vijaykant declared.
Ever since the party was founded in 2005, the DMDK has been fighting the elections - assembly or Lok Sabha - on its own with Vijaykant declaring his alliance was with the people and god.
Party leaders claimed the DMDK's Rights Redemption Conclave was attended by around five million people.
While Vijaykant did not make any adverse comments against the AIADMK or other parties, he targeted the DMK and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in particular. Slamming Karunanidhi for playing the caste card "whenever it is convenient for him", Vijaykant said the DMK leader has Brahmins as his auditors, legal advisors and in other positions, but would condemn them in public.
Referring to Karunanidhi's statement that freebies will be provided by the DMK government till the poor remain in the state, Vijaykant said: "Till Karunanidhi is there in power, the poor will continue to be poor."
He said under the DMK rule, the below the poverty line category has grown if one goes by the 3.17 crore people - nearly 50 percent of the state's population - receiving the free saree and dhothi from the government on the occasion of the Pongal festival.
"Karunanidhi does not give anything out of his pocket. It is only out of the tax-payers money that he announces free schemes which would ultimately benefit his family," Vijaykant said.
Charging that former communications minister A.Raja has brought down the self respect of Tamils with the 2G spectrum scam, Vijaykant wondered why Karunanidhi fears a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe if he has nothing to worry about. (IANS)
Speaking at his party's rally at Salem, around 320 km from here, he told party workers: "You leave the alliance decision to me. I will not pledge the party or its cadres while entering into an alliance."
"Even if I lose my property I will not allow you to lose your self-respect," Vijaykant declared.
Ever since the party was founded in 2005, the DMDK has been fighting the elections - assembly or Lok Sabha - on its own with Vijaykant declaring his alliance was with the people and god.
Party leaders claimed the DMDK's Rights Redemption Conclave was attended by around five million people.
While Vijaykant did not make any adverse comments against the AIADMK or other parties, he targeted the DMK and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in particular. Slamming Karunanidhi for playing the caste card "whenever it is convenient for him", Vijaykant said the DMK leader has Brahmins as his auditors, legal advisors and in other positions, but would condemn them in public.
Referring to Karunanidhi's statement that freebies will be provided by the DMK government till the poor remain in the state, Vijaykant said: "Till Karunanidhi is there in power, the poor will continue to be poor."
He said under the DMK rule, the below the poverty line category has grown if one goes by the 3.17 crore people - nearly 50 percent of the state's population - receiving the free saree and dhothi from the government on the occasion of the Pongal festival.
"Karunanidhi does not give anything out of his pocket. It is only out of the tax-payers money that he announces free schemes which would ultimately benefit his family," Vijaykant said.
Charging that former communications minister A.Raja has brought down the self respect of Tamils with the 2G spectrum scam, Vijaykant wondered why Karunanidhi fears a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe if he has nothing to worry about. (IANS)
Captain tight-lipped on alliance plans
SALEM: DMDK founder Vijaykanth played spoilsport at a much-hyped party meet here on Sunday, revealing nothing about his mind on possible political alliance for the coming Assembly elections.
“Leave it to me,” he told cadres, who waited seven hours to hear his thoughts.
At the end of a circumlocutory speech, when ‘Captain’ asked his cadres to raise their hands if they preferred the party to be in any alliance, a majority approved. After a long pause, however, the DMDK chief said, “Normally in the Legislative Assembly, the majority view would prevail. But in our case, let me make the decision.” He added, “I will not be a stumbling block to your wish but at the same time I don’t want to clinch any opportunistic alliance either.” Undeterred by his ambivalence, his cadres cheered when he said, “You must all be like Krishna and fight the evil force (CM Karunanidhi) out.”
Leaving room for future tie-ups, he said, “Without you, no party in the state can come to power”.
Vijaykanth’s wife Premalatha, brother-in-law L K Sudhish and other party leaders urged cadres help put their leader in power to end the present rule.
Source: http://expressbuzz.com
“Leave it to me,” he told cadres, who waited seven hours to hear his thoughts.
At the end of a circumlocutory speech, when ‘Captain’ asked his cadres to raise their hands if they preferred the party to be in any alliance, a majority approved. After a long pause, however, the DMDK chief said, “Normally in the Legislative Assembly, the majority view would prevail. But in our case, let me make the decision.” He added, “I will not be a stumbling block to your wish but at the same time I don’t want to clinch any opportunistic alliance either.” Undeterred by his ambivalence, his cadres cheered when he said, “You must all be like Krishna and fight the evil force (CM Karunanidhi) out.”
Leaving room for future tie-ups, he said, “Without you, no party in the state can come to power”.
Vijaykanth’s wife Premalatha, brother-in-law L K Sudhish and other party leaders urged cadres help put their leader in power to end the present rule.
Source: http://expressbuzz.com
Event management at its best
SALEM: The DMDK on Sunday, was able to pull off a mega show, proving that it had the crowd engineering and event management skills that any mature party could boast off.
As DMDK founder Vijaykanth’s brother-in-law and the party’s youth wing leader L K Sudhish put it, “Some crores of rupees are being lavished for the jamboree.”
Christened Makkal Urimai Meetppu Manadu (People’s rights restoration conference), the meet, according to senior party office bearers, was aimed at warming up the cadre for the elections and also to put a show of strength to political parties. This, according to them, would place the party in a better bargaining position during seat negotiations in case the DMDK becomes part of a political alliance.
Even party’s official communiqué had reiterated that the arrangements were being made on a grand scale at an expenditure of “several crores of rupees”.
To put the grand scale of the proceedings into perspective, the conference venue measured 66 acres of open space at Gajalnaikenpati, on the outskirts of Salem.
The stage measured 6000 sqft, while the arch at the entrance of the conference venue, was 50 feet high and 240 feet wide, according to the organisers.
Parking lots covering an area of 300 acres in 12 select places around the venue to prevent congestion on the main roads, were also set up. The party’s security wing had been entrusted with the responsibility of managing parking arrangements.
As many as 25 ambulances, with four qualified medical teams and a tie up with a private hospital, formed the emergency medical team put in place by the party’s doctors wing.
Five fire tenders had been sourced and as many as 2500 men and 500 women from the Thondar padai and Mahalir ani (Security wing) took care of security and helped usher in the steady flow of participants.
The party’s lawyers wing had been coordinating with police whenever trouble broke out.
A network of wireless walkie-talkies and a central control room relayed instructions down the line to various levels of leadership.
Source: http://expressbuzz.com
As DMDK founder Vijaykanth’s brother-in-law and the party’s youth wing leader L K Sudhish put it, “Some crores of rupees are being lavished for the jamboree.”
Christened Makkal Urimai Meetppu Manadu (People’s rights restoration conference), the meet, according to senior party office bearers, was aimed at warming up the cadre for the elections and also to put a show of strength to political parties. This, according to them, would place the party in a better bargaining position during seat negotiations in case the DMDK becomes part of a political alliance.
Even party’s official communiqué had reiterated that the arrangements were being made on a grand scale at an expenditure of “several crores of rupees”.
To put the grand scale of the proceedings into perspective, the conference venue measured 66 acres of open space at Gajalnaikenpati, on the outskirts of Salem.
The stage measured 6000 sqft, while the arch at the entrance of the conference venue, was 50 feet high and 240 feet wide, according to the organisers.
Parking lots covering an area of 300 acres in 12 select places around the venue to prevent congestion on the main roads, were also set up. The party’s security wing had been entrusted with the responsibility of managing parking arrangements.
As many as 25 ambulances, with four qualified medical teams and a tie up with a private hospital, formed the emergency medical team put in place by the party’s doctors wing.
Five fire tenders had been sourced and as many as 2500 men and 500 women from the Thondar padai and Mahalir ani (Security wing) took care of security and helped usher in the steady flow of participants.
The party’s lawyers wing had been coordinating with police whenever trouble broke out.
A network of wireless walkie-talkies and a central control room relayed instructions down the line to various levels of leadership.
Source: http://expressbuzz.com
Vijaykanth slams DMK, Cong for mid-sea murder
CHENNAI: Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) chief Vijayakanth slammed the Congress and the DMK for failing to provide security for the unarmed and innocent fishermen from Tamil Nadu, many of whom have died in attacks by the Sri Lankan navy.
In a statement, he said, “A stage has come when we should take a decision on whether these kinds of governments were needed for the country and the State.”
The Sri Lankan Naval personnel reportedly strangulated a Nagapatinam fisherman Jayakumar to death while he and others were fishing southeast of Kodiakarai in Vedaranyam on Saturday night.
The actor-turned politician criticised the Coast Guard and queried as to what happened to the assurance given to the State chief minister by its commander that the State’s fisherfolk would be protected from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy.
Vijayakanth said the alleged killing of TN fisherman took place around the same time as Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was in Chennai meeting Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for talks on the forthcoming Assembly elections.
As usual, the Central minister condemned the barbaric act and flew back to Delhi. For his part, Karunanidhi announced a sloatium and completed his routine. But, for the affected fisherman’s family the loss was irreparable, Vijayakanth said.
The DMDK chief said that in recent times, not a single day passed without reports of Sri Lankan naval personnel assaulting innocent and poor fishermen. A few days ago, V Pandian of Jagadapattinam near Pudukottai was killed by the Lankan navy.
In a statement, he said, “A stage has come when we should take a decision on whether these kinds of governments were needed for the country and the State.”
The Sri Lankan Naval personnel reportedly strangulated a Nagapatinam fisherman Jayakumar to death while he and others were fishing southeast of Kodiakarai in Vedaranyam on Saturday night.
The actor-turned politician criticised the Coast Guard and queried as to what happened to the assurance given to the State chief minister by its commander that the State’s fisherfolk would be protected from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy.
Vijayakanth said the alleged killing of TN fisherman took place around the same time as Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was in Chennai meeting Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for talks on the forthcoming Assembly elections.
As usual, the Central minister condemned the barbaric act and flew back to Delhi. For his part, Karunanidhi announced a sloatium and completed his routine. But, for the affected fisherman’s family the loss was irreparable, Vijayakanth said.
The DMDK chief said that in recent times, not a single day passed without reports of Sri Lankan naval personnel assaulting innocent and poor fishermen. A few days ago, V Pandian of Jagadapattinam near Pudukottai was killed by the Lankan navy.
Jaya set to seal poll deal with DMDK
CHENNAI: Suspense over which way 'Captain' would swing will end soon as AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa is all set to formally announce a tie-up with Vijayakanth's DMDK, sources said. The AIADMK already has the MDMK and the Left parties in its combine.
Vijayakanth's brother-in-law and the DMDK's youth wing secretary LK Sudhish has been holding talks with AIADMK leaders through some mediators. Leaders confirmed that the talks were going smoothly and the AIADMK is likely to part with about 35 to 40 seats which will make the DMDK the second largest partner in the alliance.
Vijayakanth's dynamic role in the blockbuster 1992 Tamil movie 'Captain Prabhakaran' earned him the honorific of Captain. His debut in Tamil Nadu politics was marked by frequent clashes with Jayalalithaa over his claim that he was MGR's heir. The dark complexioned actor is even hailed by partymen as 'karuppu (black) MGR'. But political compulsions have thrown the two leaders together. Senior AIADMK leaders feel that the anti-DMK votebank that Vijayakanth brings along could prove to be crucial in a closely-contested election.
The DMDK's electoral strategy has been fine-tuned by a five-member team piloted by party president Vijayakanth himself. Other members of the team are Panruti S Ramachandran, K Pandiarajan, K R Veerappan and Sudhish. There are indications that the DMDK has demanded 50 seats but AIADMK is ready to give 35 seats and perhaps stretch it to 40 if the DMDK proves inflexible.
Since its inception in September 2005, this would be the first electoral alliance for the DMDK. It contested on its own in both the previous assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
The DMDK got 8.38% votes in 2006 assembly elections, while in 2009 parliamentary polls, it bettered its performance by securing 10.08% votes. The party secured more than 20,000 votes in 27 assembly segments, over 15,000 votes in 75 segments, more than 10,000 votes in 169 segments and more than 5,000 votes in 228 segments in the last parliamentary polls.
On Tuesday, an AIADMK release said Dr K Krishnasamy of Puthiya Tamizhagam Katchi, a dalit party, held the first round of seat-sharing talks with AIADMK.
Vijayakanth's brother-in-law and the DMDK's youth wing secretary LK Sudhish has been holding talks with AIADMK leaders through some mediators. Leaders confirmed that the talks were going smoothly and the AIADMK is likely to part with about 35 to 40 seats which will make the DMDK the second largest partner in the alliance.
Vijayakanth's dynamic role in the blockbuster 1992 Tamil movie 'Captain Prabhakaran' earned him the honorific of Captain. His debut in Tamil Nadu politics was marked by frequent clashes with Jayalalithaa over his claim that he was MGR's heir. The dark complexioned actor is even hailed by partymen as 'karuppu (black) MGR'. But political compulsions have thrown the two leaders together. Senior AIADMK leaders feel that the anti-DMK votebank that Vijayakanth brings along could prove to be crucial in a closely-contested election.
The DMDK's electoral strategy has been fine-tuned by a five-member team piloted by party president Vijayakanth himself. Other members of the team are Panruti S Ramachandran, K Pandiarajan, K R Veerappan and Sudhish. There are indications that the DMDK has demanded 50 seats but AIADMK is ready to give 35 seats and perhaps stretch it to 40 if the DMDK proves inflexible.
Since its inception in September 2005, this would be the first electoral alliance for the DMDK. It contested on its own in both the previous assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
The DMDK got 8.38% votes in 2006 assembly elections, while in 2009 parliamentary polls, it bettered its performance by securing 10.08% votes. The party secured more than 20,000 votes in 27 assembly segments, over 15,000 votes in 75 segments, more than 10,000 votes in 169 segments and more than 5,000 votes in 228 segments in the last parliamentary polls.
On Tuesday, an AIADMK release said Dr K Krishnasamy of Puthiya Tamizhagam Katchi, a dalit party, held the first round of seat-sharing talks with AIADMK.
Captain promises positive alliance
Jan. 26: Hitting out at the DMK, DMDK leader Vijayakanth on Sunday once again hinted his willingness to ally with the AIADMK for the ensuing Assembly polls.
Firing barbs at Mr Karunanidhi and his family, Mr Vijayakanth who has kept party workers in suspense on possible electoral alliances, told his cadres at DMDK headquarters, “I will align with a party that does not loot people… A party that does not make people weep.” “I will form alliance with a party that will provide employment opportunities, reduce prices and offer good health care to the people,” he said. “I am ready to make any sacrifice for the people’s well-being,” he added, appealing to the people to back whatever alliance he forges. However, he quickly added that he has not decided on a tie-up as yet.
Accusing the CM of visiting New Delhi later this month end only for seatsharing talks, he asked, “Why did he send his son M.K. Stalin the previous time and is going himself this time?”
Firing barbs at Mr Karunanidhi and his family, Mr Vijayakanth who has kept party workers in suspense on possible electoral alliances, told his cadres at DMDK headquarters, “I will align with a party that does not loot people… A party that does not make people weep.” “I will form alliance with a party that will provide employment opportunities, reduce prices and offer good health care to the people,” he said. “I am ready to make any sacrifice for the people’s well-being,” he added, appealing to the people to back whatever alliance he forges. However, he quickly added that he has not decided on a tie-up as yet.
Accusing the CM of visiting New Delhi later this month end only for seatsharing talks, he asked, “Why did he send his son M.K. Stalin the previous time and is going himself this time?”
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