Now it is the turn for Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi

Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s children are lucky like the father. Their turn would come on a platter. Now that A. Raja’s fate as a Union Minister appears to be sealed, judging from the turmoil in Parliament, stiff opposition from political rivals and comments from the Supreme Court, who could be the successor to him in the Union Ministry?

No doubt, it would be none other than the poet-writer MP Kanimozhi. Earlier, she was elected to the Rajya Sabha. And she has been doing a fine job in Delhi, positively championing the cause of DMK and her family.

It has been only because the DMK’s support was indispensable for the Congress-led UPA II Government at the Centre that Raja remained in the ministry in spite of strong opposition arising from the 2 G spectrum scam. Coalition compulsions have been holding the fort for him so far as his mentor Karunanidhi stood with him.

Now whatever may be said about it otherwise, archrival J.Jayalalithaa’s missive offering unconditional support to the UPA II Government if Raja is ousted may prove to be a big pressure against him.

Kanimozhi’s days of reckoning are ready in Delhi, it seems