No seat, AIADMK ex-minister offers support to DMK
D Govardan & Shanmughasundaram J TNN
Chennai: 19.03.2019
: In a first sign of revolt in AIADMK, miffed over seat denial in the party, Raja Kannappan on Monday extended support to the DMK alliance in the state. Even though, he did not resign from the party nor joined the DMK, Kannappan called on DMK president M K Stalin on Monday evening and offered to work for the victory of DMK alliance in the state.
“The present AIADMK leadership has totally surrendered the party to the BJP, which is dictating terms. How can a ruling party give away 10 out of 12 Lok Sabha seats to allies, including four to BJP alone, in the southern region, while retaining most of seats in western belt,” Kannappan asked.
A former AIADMK minister for PWD, power and highways in J Jayalalithaa’s cabinet (1991-96), Kannappan, floated an Yadava-dominant Makkal Tamil Desam party in 2000. He returned to AIADMK in 2009 and Jayalalithaa pitted him against P Chidambaram in Sivaganga constituency, the same year. While Chidambaram emerged the winner, the result remained shrouded under a cloud.
With the revolt of Kannappan, whose Yadava community’s presence is spread across a few districts in south, the ruling AIADMK could take a hit. Already, another prominent leader of the community, T Devanathan Yadav was expected to be accommodated in the AIADMK – BJP alliance, but could not make it.
There are a few more in the party, who are upset. V Maitreyan, AIADMK Rajya Sabha member, whose term ends in July, had submitted application with the party for either contesting from south Chennai Lok Sabha seat or Thiruporur assembly bypoll. It was overlooked by the party.
AIADMK party functionaries in Tiruvannamalai district too expressed their strong protest over the party nominating Agri S S Krishnamoorthy and sitting MP V Elumalai for Tiruvannamalai and Arni constituencies. “Amma (Jayalalithaa) removed him from the party and the present leadership brought him back to the party, which did not go well with party cadres,” an AIADMK functionary said.
“The present AIADMK leadership has totally surrendered the party to the BJP, which is dictating terms
RAJA KANNAPPAN
FORMER MINISTER
D Govardan & Shanmughasundaram J TNN
Chennai: 19.03.2019
: In a first sign of revolt in AIADMK, miffed over seat denial in the party, Raja Kannappan on Monday extended support to the DMK alliance in the state. Even though, he did not resign from the party nor joined the DMK, Kannappan called on DMK president M K Stalin on Monday evening and offered to work for the victory of DMK alliance in the state.
“The present AIADMK leadership has totally surrendered the party to the BJP, which is dictating terms. How can a ruling party give away 10 out of 12 Lok Sabha seats to allies, including four to BJP alone, in the southern region, while retaining most of seats in western belt,” Kannappan asked.
A former AIADMK minister for PWD, power and highways in J Jayalalithaa’s cabinet (1991-96), Kannappan, floated an Yadava-dominant Makkal Tamil Desam party in 2000. He returned to AIADMK in 2009 and Jayalalithaa pitted him against P Chidambaram in Sivaganga constituency, the same year. While Chidambaram emerged the winner, the result remained shrouded under a cloud.
With the revolt of Kannappan, whose Yadava community’s presence is spread across a few districts in south, the ruling AIADMK could take a hit. Already, another prominent leader of the community, T Devanathan Yadav was expected to be accommodated in the AIADMK – BJP alliance, but could not make it.
There are a few more in the party, who are upset. V Maitreyan, AIADMK Rajya Sabha member, whose term ends in July, had submitted application with the party for either contesting from south Chennai Lok Sabha seat or Thiruporur assembly bypoll. It was overlooked by the party.
AIADMK party functionaries in Tiruvannamalai district too expressed their strong protest over the party nominating Agri S S Krishnamoorthy and sitting MP V Elumalai for Tiruvannamalai and Arni constituencies. “Amma (Jayalalithaa) removed him from the party and the present leadership brought him back to the party, which did not go well with party cadres,” an AIADMK functionary said.
“The present AIADMK leadership has totally surrendered the party to the BJP, which is dictating terms
RAJA KANNAPPAN
FORMER MINISTER
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