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
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