DMK house on fire!
WEDNESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2012 23:48 KUMAR CHELLAPPAN | CHENNAI
The internecine war in the DMK between the siblings of party chief M Karunanidhi came out in the open with his elder son and Union Minister for fertilisers and chemicals MK Alagiri throwing gauntlet at younger brother and the apparent heir MK Stalin. Alagiri has been maintaining a low profile during the last three months because of a non-bailable warrant issued against his son Dayanidhi by a court in connection with the illegal granite quarrying in Madurai district. Monday saw the Madras High Court quashing the NBW against Dayanidhi and his business associartes.
Alagiri who flew down to Madurai to attend the marriage of his long time friend Misa Pandian’s son declared that those who ditched him and moved over to the Stalin camp are in for major trouble. During the last three months, Stalin toured the region and weaned many acolytes of Alagiri. He also usurped the youth wing of the party through manipulations.
“Many DMK functionaries who were promoted by me to party positions ditched me. I am leaving it to nature’s justice to punish them. I am not worried about them. But this is Madurai. Nothing can happen here without us,” Alagiri reminded his detractors while felicitating the newly wedded couple. In Tamil Nadu it is customary for the chief guest of the marriage to deliver a public speech to bless the bride and the groom. Misa Pandian had been an Alagiri loyalist since the day the latter was sent to Madurai by his father to make the coronation of Stalin a smooth affair.
Alagiri is upset that Karunanidhi and his younger son Stalin did not offer any help to extricate Dayanidhi from the granite mining scam. What made him furious was Stalin poaching from his camp while he was running from pillar to post to safeguard his son.
Political chroniclers pointed out that Alagiri is capable of making or marring the DMK’s chances in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Alagiri, sensing the danger of Stalin walking away with the party, is seriously thinking of anointing his son Dayanidhi and daughter Kaayalvizhi to the DMK leadership. Kaayalvgizhi, a poetess like Kanimozhi, has political ambitions and she informed grandpa Karunanidhi about her dreams.
“Kaayalvizhi met Karunanidhi recently and told him about her political ambitions. Alagiri has decided to concentrate more on Tamil Nadu politics and hence may not contest in the next Lok Sabha election. In that case, he prefers Kayalvizhi to be the natural choice as the DMK candidate from Madurai. There is nothing strange in it because all children in the K-clan grow up breathing politics,” said V Murugan, a former IAS officer-turned political commentator. Alagiri is all set to promote Dayanidhi too in the DMK hierarchy. “With Stalin planning to anoint his son Udayanidhi as the next youth wing chief of the party, the Alagiri family has to be suitably compensated. Karunanidhi has to find a solution to keep the sons and their families in good humour,” said Murugan. Though Karunanidhi, nearing 90, declared recently that Stalin would be the next party chief, Alagiri is reported to have mocked his father’s statement. “ Stalin is yet another DMK man. I don’t have anything special to say about him; he is like everyone; he is like all members of the DMK,” Alagiri told journalists recently.
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