DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin,
keen on knitting together a mega alliance against the AIADMK, is ready to meet
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko as a first step
towards giving shape to his plan. While the MDMK side expects the meeting to
take place at the wedding of the daughter of the former Union Minister Anbumani
Ramadoss, at Mamallapuram, Mr. Stalin said he would be more than happy to meet
Mr. Vaiko anywhere. “Of course, the wedding provides an opportunity for meeting
various leaders. But he can always meet Mr. Vaiko anywhere,” sources said.
On the other hand, the MDMK
leader said he was thankful to Mr. Stalin for his “kind words” about him in a
recent television interview. Mr. Vaiko told that as leaders who respected
political etiquette, they would have no problem meeting each other.
Asked about Mr. Stalin
hinting at a political realignment before the Assembly polls in the interview,
Mr. Vaiko said elections were 18 months away and it would be “premature” to
talk about electoral pacts at the moment.
Even though the MDMK is a
part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, Mr. Vaiko is not
able to maintain with the BJP the kind of rapport that he had with veteran
leaders A.B. Vajpayee and L.K. Advani. His chances of joining the AIADMK
alliance also look bleak as the ruling party in Tamil Nadu never misses an
opportunity to criticise him.
Namathu MGR, the AIADMK mouthpiece,
ridiculed him saying he was headed yet again for ‘Anna Arivayalam,’ DMK
headquarters.
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