It has been nearly 6 months since Vijay took office as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister.
In the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam did not win a majority. The people of Tamil Nadu had given that party only 108 seats.
However, 118 seats were needed to form the government. As a result, TVK sought the support of the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Muslim League, Marxist Communist Party, and Communist Party of India.
TVK formed the government to secure the support of those parties.
As they had said earlier, that party also formed the coalition government. Tamil Nadu has seen a coalition government after nearly 70 years.
In the coalition government, the Congress, VCK, and Muslim League parties have been part of it. These parties are also included in the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance.
But the Communist parties that supported the TVK government did not participate in the government either... nor did they fully participate in the alliance.
Even in the recently concluded Madurantakam and Dharapuram elections, both parties contested independently without being in any alliance.
However much the TVK government may have been formed with the support of the Communist parties, there was no harmony among these three parties. They often clash with one another.
Even after the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi announced an alliance with TVK, the VCK leadership did not receive due respect from TVK’s leadership. VCK members did not like this. VCK has been pointing out the mistakes TVK makes from time to time.
Taking all this into account, at an event yesterday, MDMK founder Vaiko said, “As soon as the sun rises in the east, that is, the moment day breaks, the leaders of the two parties in the ruling coalition begin speaking out against Joseph Vijay’s government.
Whether they eat breakfast that day or not, they have made criticizing this government their primary job. One of those parties is even part of the cabinet, yet it continues to criticize the same government it belongs to.
Only the Indian Union Muslim League and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) have remained the two parties that do not criticize this government,” he said.
The interesting thing here is that the MDMK is part of the TVK alliance. However, it is noteworthy that their two MLAs do not agree with the MDMK leadership’s position.
Regarding Vaiko’s speech, the state secretary of the Marxist Communist Party, P. Shanmugam, said, “Not criticizing the TVK government may be the political approach of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
As far as we are concerned, if the government implements good schemes that are beneficial to the people, we will welcome them. On the other hand, if it engages in actions against the people, we will openly register our strong criticism.
When pointing out the fair questions we raise, it would not be appropriate for senior leaders like Vaiko to ask, “How can you criticize the ruling party?”” he said.