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TVK names ex-AIADMK ministers as district organisers
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay on Saturday appointed former AIADMK ministers C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabhaskar and Esaki Subbaiah as party organising secretaries for their respective districts. The Hindu…
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay on Saturday appointed former AIADMK ministers C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabhaskar and Esaki Subbaiah as party organising secretaries for their respective districts. The Hindu reports they had recently resigned as MLAs and joined the ruling TVK.
C Vijayabaskar, a former Health Minister, will be Pudukkottai district organising secretary, while M R Vijayabhaskar, a former Transport Minister, takes charge of Karur district and has also been named one of TVK's deputy general secretaries. Esaki Subbaiah has been made Tenkasi district organising secretary.
The Indian Opinion
It is easy to paint these appointments as mere political opportunism, but that ignores the quiet electoral arithmetic behind them. TVK is absorbing experienced AIADMK cadre who still command local influence, especially in the central and southern belts. The real test will be whether these former rivals can retain their vote banks for TVK in the next local body elections, or whether their past loyalties dilute the party's organisational grip.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
