The DMK restructuring measures, which had been put on hold due to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram by-elections, have started heating up again. Even as some former ministers pressured DMK leader Stalin to “back away from the decision to sideline seniors,” Stalin has refused.
At the same time, “Since the alliance arithmetic has changed, the support of OBC communities has shifted to our side. We are also getting votes from Scheduled Caste and Muslim communities. In this situation, do not expose internal party problems under the name of reorganization.”
So, when the seniors explained, “At least cancel the district secretary election. If you want to ensure social representation, nomination is the only way...,” Stalin is said to have agreed only to the decision to “cancel the district secretary election”!
Following the crushing defeat in the by-election, rebellion has erupted once again within the AIADMK. Velumani, C.V. Shanmugam and company want Edappadi Palaniswami to take responsibility for the string of defeats and step down from the post of general secretary.
Meanwhile, Minister Sengottaiyan stirred things up by saying, “Another 15 people are going to come over from the AIADMK.” On the other hand, reports spread that “Edappadi Palaniswami himself has become ready to form an alliance with the TVK.” But party insiders say that neither side wants to go along with the TVK.
“The TVK promised us a place in the cabinet, got us to vote in support during the confidence vote, and then washed its hands of us. So we can’t trust the TVK again,” C.V. Shanmugam is said to have said. Therefore, informed sources say there is little chance that their side’s MLAs will resign.
The intelligence department is said to be closely monitoring whether any special privileges are being given to 'Gem' Veeramani, who is in prison after being arrested in a POCSO case. It is also said that the intelligence department is noting down who is coming to meet him in prison. Because of this, even prison guards and officers are reportedly hesitant to go near the block where Veeramani is being held.
Veeramani, who remains confined to the room assigned to him in prison, is said to read only English newspapers. Moreover, he reportedly does not speak casually with anyone. He asks the lawyers and relatives who come to meet him when he will get bail. His team of legal experts is said to be making intense efforts to secure bail by pointing out his medical needs.
Udhayanidhi is said to be firm on the stance that there will be no alliance with parties like Congress and VCK. Therefore, he is reportedly preparing to attack Congress by advancing the campaign that “Tamil nationalist politics is not opposed to Dravidian politics.”
On the other hand, a plan is also being prepared to attack Delhi leaders as “the Congress, the betrayer of trust.” As a prelude to that, Stalin has expressed support by condemning the arrest of Kagror Janata Party functionaries and extending a helping hand, saying, “Legally, the DMK will stand by you.” Since Kanimozhi has been continuously speaking with leaders of various political parties in the “India” alliance, the Congress has begun to fear, “Will the DMK break up our alliance?”
T.T.V. Dhinakaran is quietly watching the internal party squabble going on within the AIADMK. After the by-election results, he reportedly spoke to Velumani and said, 'Don't rush into taking a decision to support the T.V.K. government. Focus only on the work of reorganizing the party.'
As part of an effort to embrace and bring back those who had broken away from the party, the Velumani team has planned to bring Dhinakaran into the AIADMK as well. When the topic came up in that context, Dhinakaran reportedly advised, 'Let whatever is happening happen. Instead of thinking about me, think of a way to revive the party.' Those close to him say, 'Dhinakaran does not want to blindly take sides without calculating which way the BJP is leaning and who is gaining strength.'
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