With about 9% votes , DMDK of Vijayakanth‘s, joining hands with AIADMK, is likely to cause an upset for DMK.
There have been tug of war between DMDK and AIADMK, on the number of seats to DMMK (DMDK seems to have demanded 80;AIAMK was prepared to offer 45) and the use of MGR‘s name by Vijayakanth during elections.
Issue seems to have been sorted out.
Hope this alliance routs Family rule in Tamil Nadu.
DMDK’s three-member election committee — Panruti S Ramachandran, L K Sudhish and R Sundararajan — arrived at the AIADMK headquarters on Thursday to officially cement the alliance and hold the first formal seat- sharing talks with the AIADMK team that included O Paneerselvam, K A Sengottaiyan and Pollachi K Jayaraman. DMDK insisted on 50 seats while AIADMK offered 41. The final figure could be 48 seats, sources said.
With a new partner in, AIADMK has pieced together a 14-party alliance, including MDMK, CPM, CPI, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Republican Party of India, Puthiya Thamizhagam, Forward Bloc, All-India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam, Indian National League, actor R Sarath Kumar‘s AgilaIndia Samathuva Makkal Katchi, actor M Karthik’s Agila India Nadalum Makkal Katchi and director Seeman’s Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam.
Emerging from an hour-long meeting, Panruti indicated that his party has finalized a pact with AIADMK. But he didn’t reveal details as a formal announcement would probably be done by AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa and Vijayakanth on Sunday. Thursday being Jayalalithaa’s birthday, the pact was a birthday gift to their party leader, senior AIADMK leaders said.
Ending days of uncertainty over its electoral strategy, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) of actor Vijayakant on Thursday said it would join hands with the AIADMK in seeking to oust the DMK regime in Tamil Nadu.
Todays raids by CBI and ED in the houses of A.Raja,ex.telecom minister,his siblings,Kanimozhi MP,daughter of Karunanidhi,Karananidhi’s consort and mother of Kanimozhi, Rasathi’s auditor and a journalist Kamaraj is note worthy.
Kamaraj, journalist in Nakkeran group of Nakkeran Gopal who helped(?) negotiate the release of Dr.Rajkumar who was abducted by brigand Veerappan, is known to be a LTTE and Tamil separatist
sympathizer along with Gopal.
Raid in the office of Tamizh Maiyam,a NGO of which Kanimozhi is a Trustee has to be noted as Jegath Gasper who is running the organisation is a known LTTE supportter and interlocutor of separatists.
Keep this in mind with the raid on Hawala brokers,you come to the conclusion whether the 2G scam may in fact have a bearing on terrorist link.
Now Center has received LTTE threat on the life of PM.
Something sinister seems to be afoot.
Imperative that security agencies take immediate action.
Related.
English translation of Dinamani editorial follows:
After the war it waged against the Liberation Tigers Sri Lanka government had forgotten them and is preoccupied with other matters. But the Government of India continues to impose its ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claiming it as a ‘terrorist’ movement. It is but reasonable to question whether its decision to continue the ban is justified.
“There has been no attacks (by LTTE) after Sri Lanka Army had announced its victory in the war against LTTE. Considering this and the fact that the LTTE is in a very weak position it appears that though the LTTE regroups to function again it is more likely for its struggle to take the form of political struggle. It is also evident that an armed struggle is not possible immediately.
Even now, all the legal actions pursued against LTTE internationally in countries like Malaysia, USA and Australia for illegal purchase of weapons, pertain to their activities prior to the war and not after it.
In this context, even if the Government of India had voluntarily withdrawn the ban there would not have been any objection to it. But the judge presiding over the last three debating sessions of the Special Tribunal, headed by a High Court Justice to examine the legality of extension of ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), surprisingly, had said that it is the Liberation Tigers who should present their case as the party affected by the ban.
So long as the ban remains it would be legally right for the Indian Government to arrest those entering India claiming to be LTTE persons and hand them over to Sri Lanka government. In which case how could the Liberation Tigers appear before the Special Tribune in India?
If they are expected to appear before the Special Tribune those LTTE persons should not be arrested but be allowed to go to countries they wish. How could they appear without the guarantee of their safe return, from the Indian Government?
Interior Security Department Director P. K. Misra of the Indian Central government Home Ministry had argued that the ban on LTTE should not be lifted, in the third session of the Special Tribunal held in Uthakai. He had placed two reasons in support of his argument. Firstly, there are supporters of LTTE who create problems which threaten the sovereignty of India. Secondly, 115 persons who are members of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam have relations with LTTE and some of these members have connections to Maoists in India.
One should view his argument in the light of two facts. Firstly, the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam is not banned in any international country. Secondly, one should only consider the political situation after the end of the Eelam War. It would not be wise to take into account the situation before that war.
The only people to contradict the arguments of the Director of Interior Security Department and to present reasons for the demand to lift the ban are the strong political parties in India. Only their voice has the power to reach the ears of the Indian Central Government. But they chose to remain silent as if they have nothing to do with the issue; it shows their lack of love for the Tamil people.
The General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam, Vaiko and the leader of Tamil Nationalist Movement Pazha Nedumaran had courted imprisonment for supporting LTTE in Tamil Nadu. Why should not their views on this issue be recorded as the views of the LTTE? After all they had openly supported the LTTE.
Even if it might be true that some of the LTTE members may have had relations with the Maoists that could only be the remnants of earlier links. There is no possibility of fresh relationship given the present situation in Ilangkai.
Either the ban on LTTE should be lifted and they be allowed to place their arguments or LTTE supporters be allowed to represent them. If this cannot be done the Special Tribunal and its sessions are meaningless.
One could even appreciate the justice of Sri Lanka Rajapaksa government which had forgotten the LTTE but it is impossible to understand the justice of Indian Government.”
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