In the interest of nation congress should not yield to DMKs pressure. it should snub DMKs blackmail tactics. Let MMS choose clean, honest people, it will help congress in future. Balu, Kani, Azagri should learn ABCD of serve to people. Ravi
First the congress should know one thing. They fared badly in TN, because of their handling of the tamils cause in Sri Lanka. The congress won most of the seats in TN in the southern districts. Azhagiri was the one who was responsible for their victory. Didn't they know that he was uneducated or doesn't know to speak english or hindi, before??
Out of very few allies, DMK was the one which treated congress with utmost respect giving them 16 seats in TN, but this is the treatment congress is giving back.
Re: this is congress' tactic.
by emani rao on May 22, 2009 06:15 PM
DO YOU CONSIDER YIELDING TO ARM TWISTING AND BLACK MAILING IS A GOOD TRAIT ? NO, CONGRESS SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY CORRUP MPs IN THE CABINET EVEN FROM CONGRESS RANKS. ARJUN SINGH IS SACKED VERY GOOD.
Re: Re: this is congress' tactic.
by Mohit Anand on May 22, 2009 06:18 PM
Would tamil people will ever look outside of Tamil Nadu. Dear friends, you are not a country yourself, You are part of India.
Re: this is congress' tactic.
by shyam m on May 22, 2009 06:25 PM
It is ridiculous to think goondas like Azhigiri should be made a central minister. At a time when we have a PM who is trying to form a government of honest ministers, inducting persons like Azhigiri or T R Balu will be like placing a rotten apple in a basket of good apple. Thank god today congress is in a commanding position and is not dependent on parties like DMK for its survival. If DMK tries something funny then it knows very well, its minority government in the state which is existing because of congress support will collapse.
Re: this is congress' tactic.
by ramesh vangala on May 22, 2009 06:17 PM
It is not the question of giving back, the DMK should understand the importance of good governance and simply not yield to family pressures and ask congress to include each and every family member. Also to head an important portfolio at the centre one needs to have exposure in administration and understand the nuances of the department. Blackmailing doesnot yield results always.
Re: this is congress' tactic.
by Chatz Chatz on May 22, 2009 06:36 PM
This is very very sad. When people like Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, et al can shun ministerial posts, why is the Grand Old Kalaignar of TN politics insisting on such blatant nepotism? After all, who, really, are Azhagiri and Kanimozhi. Even a few years ago, Azhagiri was bitterly fighting against KK and his son Stalin. If Kalaignar wants to "reward" the return of his prodigal son, he can arrange for him within TN politics where, his lack of other languages notwithstanding, he could prove himself to his people like Stalin did. The same goes for Kanimozhi too. They are both young, and need not be cabinet ministers immediately without the faintest idea of knowing the ropes. I'm not sure whether lack of languages, or having pending/unconvicted criminal cases against people are really a "bar" to our good souls becoming ministers and legistators ... at least in the Indian context. Though quite a few must be naively believing that it should be so. It can ONLY be so when we, the people of India, start taking our citizen's rights more responsibly, including standing in such elections and shutting out such illiterate, uneducated, immoral, irresponsible timeservers from getting elected. Your views?
Re: Re: this is congress' tactic.
by Rathna on May 22, 2009 06:29 PM
No, i just want to say that don't the congress be clear before they strike an alliance itself? If they had been clear earlier, this issue wouldn't have come up. After having winning good amount of seats with one's support, behaving like this sounds awkward. I am not supporting anyone in this case, just telling the tactics that congress is playing..
Ok, Congress doesn't want to offer ministership to Kanimozhi or Azhagiri because they are first time MPs. But how was Dayanidhi Maran made minister in 2004, when he, too, was first time MP? And what about Anbumani of PMK? And is it true that it is Congress that is insisting Dayanidhi should be made a minister this time?? Daal mein zaroor kuch kala hain!!!
Re: Cong's different rules
by mohit anand on May 22, 2009 06:11 PM
I think the DMK option should be dropped by Congress. They had done same blackmailing and bargaining in 2004. Worthless bunch of people.
Re: Cong's different rules
by vikram sundar on May 22, 2009 06:13 PM
I think, the point is Azhagiri and Kanimozhi both have no qualifications and one of them is a well known criminal. Instead of saying this so openly, some other reasons are given. DMK needs congress more in TN for the next assembly election. TN people always tend to vote differently for the parliment and assembly elections.
Re: Cong's different rules
by bala on May 22, 2009 06:21 PM
T.R.Balu-- an inefficient MP... Raja--- a true thief(spectrum scandal)... Azagiri--- a murderer, thief and rapist... kanimozhi-- who is she??? daughter or grand nephew of karuna(who know's) maran--- a person who threatened Tata groups... WHAT A GREAT MP's from tanil nadu!!!!!! proud to be an madarasi...
The best option for congress would be to dislodge the 18 seat stake of DMK, quit alliance with it and gradually make up for this up though independents.
It is suffering for the effrontery it displayed before elections by trying to rope in the cunning, machiavellian nitish kumar who is a part of evil set up of BJP under the pretext of "secularism".
tHIS APART THE CONGRESS HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DARK HISTORY OF DMK, MUCH THE SAME WAY AS BJP IT ALSO CONSPIRES THROUGH GREED AND ENVY TO ESTABLISH THE LIE AS TRUTH. ITS CONNECTION WITH LTTE IS WELL KNOWN. THE BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO AVOID SUCH ELEMENTS IN GOVT FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS
A person who doest care which portfolio he is getting and not getting. If he is really interested to serve the nation, he will fit for any ministry. But this Parties are demanding/Black mailing the centre for money lending ministries. Why can't Rahul appoint Bureaucrats as Rajya Sabha members and give them the above valuable ministries to avoid corruption
Re: congress jokers
by VASUDEVAN VM on May 22, 2009 06:07 PM
For god's sake pl. pl. pl. never ever compare with Karunanidhi or bis sons with Kamaraj as he was such a person with integration and self disciplined. Great leaders like Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri and even Pt. Nehru had a high regards and high respect on him.
Re: congress jokers
by Venkatesa Prabhu on May 22, 2009 06:14 PM
Iyenkar : Were Kamaraj's soul to hear of this, it will never forgive you ... why do u want to post such idiotic comments?
Re: congress jokers
by Venkatesa Prabhu on May 22, 2009 06:12 PM
Iyenkar ... was your post written while u were sleeping or in an inebriated state? Kamaraj was the tallest leader in 1960s and totally honest leader. He was NOT AT ALL A POLITICIAN. How can u compare him to Azhagiri ... whose record knows no bounds. Grow up, man!
Re: congress jokers
by amiruddin saleem on May 22, 2009 06:18 PM
Mr Iyenkar , either you should be a DMK Suppoter nor an Idiot to Compare Great Kamaraj and Azhagiri
Re: Re: congress jokers
by vinesh on May 22, 2009 06:11 PM
Oops..can u ever compare Kamaraj to Azhagiri? u r lunatic or DMK's sycophant... while kamaraj dies in his rental house..azhagiri has the madurai district named after him signalling that he owns it...
Re: congress jokers
by SIVAKUMAR on May 22, 2009 06:07 PM
Dear friend, Don't compare Kamaraj with others. He has no allegations for any corruption or murder Pls leave him alone
Re: congress jokers
by vasudev konda on May 22, 2009 06:07 PM
but he is selfless non-corrupt. besides, he is a dedicated freedom fighter and the then congress leader, who even refused the post of nation's highest, the PM. donot compare this great man with the local goonda who is totally tainted and hooligan.
