Vaiko) and not with the headquarters secretary.
The real powers in the party hierarchy were conferred with the general secretary (i.e. With this latest development in Tamil Nadu, the MDMK joins the bandwagon of political parties viz the DMK and S Ramadoss-led PMK which have seen rising sons.Īsked if his age compelled Vaiko, who entered the Rajya Sabha in 1978, to accord a prominent role for his son in the party, the 77-year-old MDMK chief shot back, "I am younger than you. He is now in alliance with the Stalin-led DMK and on Wednesday asserted it would continue. He later floated the MDMK, and strove hard to develop the party on his own. Vaiko had parted ways with the DMK in 1993 during the reign of former Chief Minister, the late M Karunanidhi, over the issue of projecting M K Stalin, now Chief Minister, as his successor. Of 106 votes polled, 104 favoured conferring a party position to Durai while two had opposed, he said. He wanted to ensure the appointment was democratic and hence suggested a secret ballot system. Our party members want to see him as a leader, though I have been against him (his son) entering politics since the last two years," the MDMK chief said in reply to a specific question.
The situation now is different from what it was in 1993. It has been the party members' wish since the last two years," Vaiko told reporters here. "Despite my efforts to keep him away from politics, the party members have been urging to anoint him with a position in the party.
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