Jayalalithaa is striking a cordial note with Sonia Gandhi

Refurbishing her ambitions to corner a plum place at the national politics, AIADMK chief of Tamil Nadu, J.Jayalalithaam has offered the cake to the Congress Party. She would support the Congress-led UPA II Government at the Centre, provided Minister for Communications, A.Raja of the DMK, struggling with the 2 G spectrum allocation scam, is jettisoned from the Dr Manmohan Singh Ministry.

She has also made it clear that issues with Sonia Gandhi were a thing of the past. She knows it too well that without entering the heart of Sonia Gandhi, her voyage seeking fresh pastures would prove futile.

The Comptroller and Auditor General, in his report, had stated that as much as Rs 1.76 lakh crore was lost to the national exchequer owing to the shabby way in which the 2 G spectrum was allocated to private entities.
The Supreme Court had also made unsavoury references to the continuance of Raja in the ministry in spite of the allegations.

The surprise announcement of Jayalalithaa, through select media, could not have been at a more opportune time when Parliament is embroiled in continued turmoil over Raja’s irregularities and other issues. No one had approached her seeking support and the Congress has been guarded in its reaction. It just noted Jayalalithaa’s feelings and left it at that saying as of now its ally is the DMK, her bête noire.
She has only nine MPs when the ruling dispensation at the Centre would need the support of at least 18 MPs, if the DMK pulls out of the coalition. She would say she has the number in her kitty, offered by her allies. No doubt, all of them would fleece a pound of flesh from the fresh move.

The impact of the swift turn-around could be gauged from the fact that DMK chief M.Karunanidhi has decided to look into the report of the CAG. His daughter Kanimozhi, MP, has rushed to meet senior leader Pranab Mukherjee of the Congress Party, who is an efficient trouble-shooter.

In a way, things have started moving at the politicalscape in New Delhi as well. Congress had shown the way by taking action against Ashok Chavan and Suresh Kalmadi who were enmeshed in Adarsh Housing Society and Commonwealth Games scams. Coalition compulsions had deterred it from taking suo motu action, but has left it to the DMK to follow suit.