Karunanidhi’s plate is full of woes, latest being resignation of Azhagiri

Mullaperiyar and Tamil causes are sentimental for various Dravidian parties, and others as well in Tamil Nadu. To uphold these issues they would go to any extent, even looking a little foolish to outsiders, going beyond the realm of common sense.
Another point of interest seems to be the family political fiefdom with Kalaignar Dr Muthuvel Karunanidhi as the head of the family. No doubt, Karunanidhi wanted M.K.Stalin to be his political successor and Chief Minister. Stalin was made the Deputy Chief Minister who became de facto CM.

For retaining the ground clear for him, Karunanidhi sent eldest son M.K.Azhagiri to the Centre, as a Cabinet Minister in the UPA II Government of Dr Manmohan Singh. Azhagiri, to whom Hindi and English are Greek and Latin, was simply whiling away his time, with bureaucrats and other DMK stalwarts, including his half sister Kanimozhi, holding the reins in Delhi.

Raja who was Communications and Information Technology Minister at the Centre has been humbled after his being cornered in the 2 G Spectrum allocation scam causing a presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, as reckoned by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

Now as the Raja issue has become hot bad topic, Azhagiri has stepped in to make a pound of flesh in the given circumstances, seeking ouster of Raja from the DMK. He has resigned from the post of Central Minister and DMK’s organising secretary. Raja is the propaganda secretary. Of course, the exit letter has been given to party chief and father Karunanidhi. Kanimozhi has also been not soft to Azhagiri, it seems.

Azhagiri wants to remain in Tamil Nadu itself and he is preparing the ground work for his future moves. The situation would be interesting in Tamil Nadu, with rival J.Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK closely monitoring the situation to make it congenial to her.