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DMK shifting to direct alliance with BJP, Tamil Nadu minister alleges
Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar has alleged that the DMK is moving from a covert to a direct alliance with the BJP. He made the remark while…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar has alleged that the DMK is moving from a covert to a direct alliance with the BJP. He made the remark while commenting on DMK parliamentary party leader Kanimozhi's meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi, reports The Hindu.
The minister claimed the DMK had earlier been in an indirect alliance and had now decided to go direct. He cited statements by former minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan and others hinting at the shift. Mr. Nirmalkumar accused the DMK of 'surrendering' to the Union government to protect 'ill-gotten wealth.' He also said that investments worth Rs 1 lakh crore are coming to Tamil Nadu due to transparency under the current TVK-led government, unlike the previous DMK regime where behind-the-screen MoUs were allegedly required.
The Indian Opinion
The charge of a covert DMK-BJP alliance is an old weapon in Tamil Nadu politics, used by rivals whenever the two parties show the slightest co-operation. The minister's 'evidence' – a meeting about seating arrangements – is thin. Yet the DMK's silence on its voting stance on the Delimitation Bill in Parliament is telling. Will the DMK clarify its position before the vote? That will settle whether this is a genuine realignment or just political theatre.
Source: thehindu.com
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