Faced with political isolation, DMK is trying hard to woo PMK
Election time or not, Indian politicians must never forget basic arithmetic – addition and subtraction. And the octogenarian leader Karunanidhi is quite adept in this basic arithmetic? In a calculated move, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has tried to woo the estranged Pattali Makkali Katchi (PMK) to its fold again. Union Minister for surface and transport, T. R. Balu met Ramadoss, Chief of PMK at his residence and conveyed his leader’s message of rapprochement. Ramadoss has now been invited for a face-to-face interaction with Karunanidhi. Meanwhile Murasoli Maran was continuing his tirade against PMK, unmindful of his boss’s efforts to enter into peace with PMK! Never a dull moment in Indian politics, we must say!
Things are tough for the ruling DMK nowadays. It fought the 2004 parliament elections as a comparatively much stronger unit in Tamil Nadu with Congress, PMK, CPI, CPM, MDMK on its side. Even smaller party functions were like mammoth rallies with all these parties at one side. But over the years, the alliance eroded. Now the only remaining partner is Congress whose members are peeved at not getting a share in the power even after repeated appeals to Karunanidhi to accommodate them in the ministry. Also they are upping the ante against DMK for its support to Lankan Tamils. In the assembly, DMK with 96 members is running a minority government with outside support from the Congress. So it has been forced to toe the centre’s line as far the situation in Lanka is concerned. With the general elections nearing, DMK’s voice in the UPA is not as powerful as it was earlier. Karunanidhi is plagued with problems. With Ramadoss not immediately ready to extend support, the political scene for DMK is volatile.
Election time or not, Indian politicians must never forget basic arithmetic – addition and subtraction. And the octogenarian leader Karunanidhi is quite adept in this basic arithmetic? In a calculated move, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has tried to woo the estranged Pattali Makkali Katchi (PMK) to its fold again. Union Minister for surface and transport, T. R. Balu met Ramadoss, Chief of PMK at his residence and conveyed his leader’s message of rapprochement. Ramadoss has now been invited for a face-to-face interaction with Karunanidhi. Meanwhile Murasoli Maran was continuing his tirade against PMK, unmindful of his boss’s efforts to enter into peace with PMK! Never a dull moment in Indian politics, we must say!
Things are tough for the ruling DMK nowadays. It fought the 2004 parliament elections as a comparatively much stronger unit in Tamil Nadu with Congress, PMK, CPI, CPM, MDMK on its side. Even smaller party functions were like mammoth rallies with all these parties at one side. But over the years, the alliance eroded. Now the only remaining partner is Congress whose members are peeved at not getting a share in the power even after repeated appeals to Karunanidhi to accommodate them in the ministry. Also they are upping the ante against DMK for its support to Lankan Tamils. In the assembly, DMK with 96 members is running a minority government with outside support from the Congress. So it has been forced to toe the centre’s line as far the situation in Lanka is concerned. With the general elections nearing, DMK’s voice in the UPA is not as powerful as it was earlier. Karunanidhi is plagued with problems. With Ramadoss not immediately ready to extend support, the political scene for DMK is volatile.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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