AIADMK says V K Sasikala will not be taken back, slams bid to create confusion
Krishnagiri, May 31: The AIADMK on Monday hit out at V K Sasikala and decried bid to create confusion saying she is not with the party and would not be taken back, a day after she hinted at revival of attempts to regain control of the party.
Asking her to keep away from the party, senior party leader K P Munusamy asserted that under no circumstances could Sasikala enter the AIADMK.
There is no chance for her to join the party again and the cadres are clear about not allowing her to get back, Munusamy, party deputy coordinator, told reporters at Veppanahalli, near here.
The AIADMK has hit back after Sasikala's conversations with her loyalists over phone surfaced Sunday in which she indicated efforts to get back control of the party.
Without mentioning the name of AIADMK or its top two leaders O Panneerselvam or K Palaniswami, she had spoken about differences between them and infighting, prompting her to act to safeguard the party interests.
Munusamy said Sasikala is not with the AIADMK and she has no links whatsoever to the party.
To somehow create confusion in the party that is being run well, misinformation was being spread by projecting Sasikala, he alleged.
The aim is only to divert cadres and functionaries and create confusion and this attempt would not succeed, he said.
Not even a single AIADMK worker would fall prey to the design aimed at creating confusion, he said.
To a question on Sasikala speaking to loyalist party workers, he said no party worker called her up over phone but it was she who was calling workers of her nephew Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. No party worker from the AIADMK spoke to her, he said.
Sasikala should keep herself away from the AIADMK and remain quiet to see that late party supremo J Jayalalithaa's 'Atma' is propitiated and she must do this as her present status and that of her family was due to the late Chief Minister, he said.
Countering Sasikala who claimed that the party was built by the hardwork of people including her, Munusamy said the party's strength were its countless workers right from the days of party founder M G Ramachandran and not Sasikala.
"However, they clung to the party aiming at gains.
Hankering for power and eyeing advantages, they are trying to do that (again).
For sure, they will not get an opportunity. They will not be able to enter the party," he said without mentioning Sasikala or Dhinakaran's name, adding this was the conscious stand of all party workers.
Asked on alleged differences between Palaniswami and Panneerselvam reflected by separate statements from them on public issues, he ruled out differences.
It was quite natural for them to echo region specific matters, to represent the issues of their respective Assembly constituencies, Munusamy said.
The top two AIADMK leaders however issued joint statements on matters related to the party.
While there are no differences between the top two leaders, some "opportunists and chameleons," are trying to create a perception of differences between them to make gains out of it, he said and "cautioned" Sasikala to not become prey to such designs.
After former Chief Minister's Jayalalithaa's demise in 2016 December, Sasikala, her confidante, became AIADMK interim general secretary.
After she was imprisoned in a Bengaluru prison in February 2017 in an assets case, her appointment as interim chief was rescinded at a General Council meet held in September of that year.
The GC meet also announced invalidation of all the appointments made by Dhinakaran.
This meet also created new posts of coordinator and co-coordinator for Panneerselvam and Palaniswami respectively,giving them all powers.
Ahead of the council meet, factions led by the two leaders came together, while Sasikala and her followers were eased out of the party. Since then, the AIADMK had made it clear that there was no scope for rapprochement with Sasikala or her relatives.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
