tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381909.post8786446198708499111..comments2023-08-04T17:34:49.094+05:30Comments on A New Praxis in a changed world: Perfecting PatronageSrinivasan Ramanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13620263203764236450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381909.post-85009247854649741742010-12-20T10:53:49.548+05:302010-12-20T10:53:49.548+05:30I am happy to write this piece, just for the reaso...I am happy to write this piece, just for the reason that it elicited a comment from you, Simha!.Srinivasan Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620263203764236450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381909.post-48376517352998393622010-12-19T23:08:27.215+05:302010-12-19T23:08:27.215+05:30Good write-up.
The AIADMK government between 199...Good write-up. <br /><br />The AIADMK government between 1999-2004 enjoyed popular support and was in marked contrast to Ms.Jayalalitha's 1991-96 corrupt stint. This was why AIADMK won 60+ seats - since 1991 no incumbent has managed to win so many seats. <br /><br />Mr.Vijayakanth's new party played spoil-sport in the 2006 State election by splitting the anti-DMK votes because his DMDK wooed the MGR-followers, the same cadre that AIADMK banks on. <br /><br />Even the 1991-96 corrupt stint of AIADMK fares much better when seen beside the DMK's mass corruption. Since DMK has access to or able to influence all TV channels and media pubs in Tamilnadu, my retrospective view is that even the 1991-96 AIADMK corruption was blown out of proportion by DMK-surrogates like magazine Nakkeeran, The Hindu etc.. (Note the calculated silence of The Hindu in Mr.A.Raja's telecom scam for the past 2 years until he was removed from power last month).<br /><br />The truth is that DMK has been the most unprincipled party - it clung to power for 2 years after the Godhra riots with the BJP and then suddenly became secular and joined the Congress bandwagon, to cash in on the anti-BJP votes.<br /><br />It is a party that never had any principles after Mr.Annadurai. All that one can say of Mr.Karunanidhi is that he is extremely lucky (to have a 30% gullible vote-base) and extremely unfortunate (to have missed out an opportunity of a life-time to transform a state - no other politician can boast of such demi-god status).<br /><br />AIADMK is not the best party but it certainly is the only alternative for now (better than DMK in all perspectives) - I wish Mr.D.Pandian from the CPI had a great following but unfortunately that is not the case and hence the people have only binary choices for now (AIADMK or DMK).<br /><br />Thanks<br />VarahasimhanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com