Thursday, October 23, 2008

Paradox of Indian Secularism - The politics of the alliance of convenience

The fact that the DMK as a minority party is able to rule is because the Congress Party supports it. The Congress Party supports it because DMK supports the Congress to rule Delhi.

The DMK in its two years of rule has earned the reputation of the worst kind of swindlers. If there is an election today they would be roundly defeated.

The DMK support the Congress Party's UPA govt not only for its convenience to rule the state of Tamilnadu but to loot the central treasury through its ministers. The Sethu Samudhram project is a good example. However the UPA rule of the centre is to end shortly and it is conceived that it is facing a certain defeat at the hands of the elctorate in the next election. So the DMK rat is trying to jump the ship.

What can be the best bet for Karunanidhi that can bring down two mangos with one stone? Given its unpopularity caused by its looting resulting in the economic ruin of Tamilnadu it cannot face the people with its 'achievements'. So the DMK and Karunanidhi have seized the near defeat of the LTTE for their survival. So they are appealing for the Tamil pride!

The Congress party went along for a short while in support of the LTTE even though this terrorist outfit has assasinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who was the leader of the Congress Party. But such support is a live wire and could not be held for two reasons: one is that the support to the LTTE is quickly transforming into a Tamil separatist movement in India and second, there is no quid pro quo from the DMK which is ready to abandon the UPA and bring down the Congress Govt of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

So the Congress Party came out demanding that the DMK govt. arrest all those who voice support for the separatist movement! Wow! Brave but stupid demand. Why stupid? Because the perpetrators of separatist cause is the DMK and how can one ask the thief to catch himself?!

The DMK seized the opportunity to arrest its political opponent and MDMK chief Mr.Vaiko and put him behind bars!

The drama goes on!

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