He also referred to the mutual support the DMK and DMDK
MK Stalin. (Photo: DC/File)
Chennai: Exuding confidence that they would galvanize the support of the Opposition parties against a ‘dictatorial’ AIADMK regime, DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin on Sunday hinted the possibility of his party sewing up a grand alliance for the 2016 Assembly polls.
In a no-frills interview to popular news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai, Stalin said, “There is nothing wrong in the Opposition coming together against a dictatorial regime. A change desired by the people of Tamil Nadu will happen.” He was responding to queries about the PMK going soft on the DMK and lambasting the AIADMK of late and the existing ties between his party and Vijayakanth’s DMDK.
Stalin’s intentions to warm up to the PMK was amply clear when he referred to Dr Ramadoss as being the ‘first’ to propose him for the post of deputy chief minister. However, Stalin also chose to describe the recent bonhomie between DMK and PMK as a ‘good political culture’ of the north that should be followed here.
Also referring to the mutual support the DMK and DMDK had extended against the ‘vengeful’ acts of the ruling party in the Assembly, Stalin said, ‘Sometimes the alliances we desire may or may not materialize. Situations are always different during election time. But, a change desired by the people of Tamil Nadu will happen (in 2016). It will be good for the state.’
Extending his first ever olive branch to MDMK’s Vaiko, Stalin, when asked if there was personal enmity between him and Vaiko, said, “I admire his tireless work and contribution to Tamils. His party split from the DMK, which is still the mother party. We both are fighting for the same cause from different platforms.” Stalin even seized the opportunity to congratulate Vaiko on winning the POTA case slapped on him.
Stalin also reiterated that his father-party president M. Karunanidhi would be the chief ministerial candidate for 2016. Stalin first stated this at the DMK’s mupperum vizha, which was seen as his open invitation to possible allies who would be more than unwilling to accept his leadership.
Skirting questions pertaining to his elder brother Alagiri’s re-entry in to the party ahead of the 2016 Assembly poll, an initially evasive Stalin later categorically said, “There is no need to answer a query about a person expelled from the party.”
( Source : dc correspondent )
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