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DMK person and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has described the upcoming Assembly predetermination arsenic a combat betwixt Tamil Nadu and Delhi, portion Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed it a important predetermination to extremity corruption and dynastic authorities successful the State. How important is this predetermination from the constituent of presumption of the IUML?
Every predetermination is important, arsenic it is held erstwhile successful 5 years. As acold arsenic this predetermination is concerned, I deliberation the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance is astatine the forefront of advancement connected each fronts. Over the past 5 years, each sections of the radical – particularly women, labourers, the mediocre and the minorities – person received enactment oregon payment successful 1 mode oregon the different nether the Dravidan Model authorities led by Mr. Stalin. Usually, successful the run-up to elections, the Opposition volition constituent retired galore shortcomings successful governance; but determination are not galore against this government.
There person been allegations of corruption and mediocre instrumentality and order...
Law and bid is an contented that is ever raised. The authorities is taking action. Generally speaking, determination are not galore shortcomings successful this government. Corruption is pervasive crossed the country.
Mr. Modi had alleged that each the corrupt wealth flows to 1 household successful the State. Your view?
How could it beryllium so? There is corruption from the little levels to the top. Is determination nary corruption successful the Union government? Are determination nary corruption charges against the Centre? The Prime Minister is talking politics; helium is not speaking the truth. He is saying truthful galore things for the involvement of politics. For corruption to beryllium eradicated, the radical person to change.
But however could we warrant corruption?
I americium not justifying corruption. But corruption breeds from the bottom, and the radical person to guarantee that they enactment an extremity to it. Otherwise, it would conscionable beryllium bare talk.
The IUML has been a long-standing state of the DMK. Yet, you person been allotted lone 2 seats successful the DMK alliance, though you had sought five. Have your enactment cadre accepted this?
In Tamil Nadu, we person allied mostly with the DMK since the days of Anna (former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai), due to the fact that helium proclaimed, ‘Ondre kulam, oruvanae thevan’ (One clan, 1 god) arsenic their ideology. Thirumoolar had said the same, and the Quran excessively affirms this. So, we person a agelong ideological and affectional narration with the DMK.
But allocation of seats depends connected the situation. Previously, the IUML was the lone enactment representing Muslims. But now, galore parties seeking to correspond the assemblage person emerged. Even successful the DMK-led alliance, determination are 3 oregon 4 specified parties. In those days, determination were lone 4 oregon 5 parties successful an alliance. But now, determination are much than 20 parties, and we were told that each partners, including the DMK, had to marque sacrifices. So, we agreed.
Hasn’t this caused dissatisfaction among the cadres of the allies?
No doubt, determination is dissatisfaction. Even members of our assemblage person expressed disappointment. But we are pacifying them.
Won’t this dissatisfaction impact the confederation astatine the crushed level?
No, due to the fact that each the parties successful the confederation judge that the DMK unsocial tin basal up to the BJP authorities astatine the Centre. The DMK is steadfast connected upholding justness and highlighting the wrongdoings of the Union government. It fights for the rights of Tamil Nadu and the principles of federalism. The allies cognize this, and that is wherefore they are contented (with what they have). There whitethorn beryllium dissatisfaction implicit allocation of seats, but that does not mean the allies would not enactment for the triumph of the alliance. They consciousness the DMK-led confederation has to triumph for the involvement of Tamil Nadu, and for their ain sake, too.
Where is the request to grow the confederation by causing heartburn among the existing partners?
Mr. Stalin wants to instrumentality everybody along, and helium has succeeded successful doing so. This is simply a invited attack and a strategy to fortify the alliance. It volition besides beryllium a victorious strategy.
How bash you presumption the TVK’s introduction into politics?
They are yet to beryllium themselves successful elections. Mr. Vijay seems to bask enactment among the youth, including women, since helium has a ample instrumentality basal successful cinema.
But determination is speculation that helium could divided the number votes...
There volition beryllium nary specified split. The TVK whitethorn person supporters among Muslims, arsenic does immoderate different party. But it does not correspond the assemblage astatine large. Its introduction volition not impact the DMK alliance. The IUML is the lone enactment that traditionally represents the Muslim community.
There is disapproval that the DMK instigates Tamil sentiment lone to deflect attraction from its shortcomings...
The DMK has been warring for the origin of Tamil language, culture, and practice for a agelong time, and continues to bash so. This is not bare rhetoric.
What is the IUML’s basal connected the Thirupparankundram issue?
There has been nary occupation betwixt the dargah and the temple each along. We person to spell by the court’s verdict connected the contented of lighting of the lamp connected the deepathoon (pillar).
But the contented is that the authorities has failed to instrumentality the court’s directive...
That is an contented betwixt the tribunal and the government. Muslims and Hindus are surviving arsenic brothers and sisters there. Even successful the Babri Masjid issue, we had said it was the work of each national of the state to respect the Supreme Court verdict, adjacent if it was not acceptable to us.
The IUML has raised definite demands specified arsenic expanding preservation for Muslims...
We privation the 3.5% reservation, introduced by Kalaignar (former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi), to beryllium accrued to 5%.
Another important request we person raised is the issuance of pattas for each dargahs, pallivasals, and kabarsthans crossed the State that bash not person the document. They [DMK] person agreed to bash so.
What bash you deliberation volition beryllium the main origin that volition assistance the DMK clasp power?
Over the past 5 years, Mr. Stalin’s authorities has reached retired to each sections of the people. This has been wide appreciated by the people, particularly women. The radical person religion successful the Chief Minister, and determination is nary anti-incumbency sentiment against the regime.
