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Vijay Accuses DMK, AIADMK of Serving Same Master
Joseph Vijay, who leads Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, spoke at an election rally in Tamil Nadu.
He said the DMK and AIADMK were secretly working together.
Vijay also suggested that both parties served another political “master,” which he implied was the BJP.
He asked voters to support TVK candidates in two assembly bypolls.
The bypolls were needed after two AIADMK legislators resigned and joined TVK.
Vijay said the AIADMK had moved away from the ideas of its founders, MGR and Jayalalithaa.
He described TVK as the main party challenging the DMK.
The article does not report direct responses from the DMK or AIADMK to his allegations.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Joseph Vijay accused the DMK and AIADMK of acting together.
Vijay implied that the unnamed “master” behind both parties was the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He made the remarks at an election rally in Dharapuram, campaigning for TVK candidate P. Sathyabama.
The October 6 bypolls in Dharapuram and Madurantakam followed two AIADMK legislators joining the ruling TVK.
Vijay presented the TVK as the main anti-DMK force and accused the current AIADMK leadership of abandoning its founders’ legacy.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Joseph Vijay, along with the DMK, AIADMK and TVK candidates.
- What
- Vijay accused the DMK and AIADMK of acting together and campaigned for TVK candidates in two assembly bypolls.
- Where
- An election rally in Dharapuram, Tirupur district, Tamil Nadu; the other bypoll is in Madurantakam.
- When
- Thursday; the bypolls were scheduled for October 6, following resignations by two AIADMK legislators.
- Why
- Vijay sought support for TVK candidates and aimed to position the party as the principal anti-DMK force.
Vijay’s Position
Reported Political Context
Relationship between DMK and AIADMK
Vijay’s Position
Vijay alleged that the two parties were acting together to weaken or topple his government and served the same political master.
Reported Political Context
The article describes the DMK and AIADMK as the two principal Dravidian parties and says they have historically opposed one another, but it does not include direct responses from either party to Vijay’s allegation.
Role of the TVK
Vijay’s Position
Vijay portrayed the TVK as the sole or main anti-DMK force and said it was continuing the political traditions associated with M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa.
Reported Political Context
The article says the TVK is seeking to occupy the political space of the declining AIADMK, while the DMK, AIADMK, Naam Tamilar Katchi and Left parties are also contesting the bypolls.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Joseph Vijay, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Main allegation
- Vijay said the DMK and AIADMK were hand in glove and served the same master.
- Implied master
- Vijay did not name the master, but the article says he implied it was the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Bypoll date
- October 6
- Constituencies
- Dharapuram and Madurantakam
- TVK candidates
- P. Sathyabama in Dharapuram and Maragatham Kumaravel in Madurantakam
- Political context
- The bypolls followed two AIADMK legislators resigning within 20 days of their election and joining TVK.
Quotes
Joseph Vijay
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president
“The DMK and AIADMK are hand in glove; both have the same owner. Do not believe the lies they peddle against the government. They have colluded to topple us, but they can’t succeed in their evil design. They are two parties, but serve the same master.”
thestatesman.com
“The AIADMK coming to the defence of the DMK when I took on the latter in the Assembly with the Sarkaria Commission report (on corruption in the then Karunanidhi government) was surprising. Why should the AIADMK get offended?”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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