DMDK leader Vijayakanth asserted during his Vandavasi by-election campaign that he will not allow DMK to return to power in 2011 assembly elections and he will form alliance to that effect.
During his two day campaign in Vandavasi constituency in support of his party candidate N.Janardhanan, he addressed gatherings in Several villages and Vandavasi town.
During his speeches he exhorted people to not to accept money to decide who should represent them in assembly. “If you accept Rs.500 for a vote, they will robe people of Rs.500 crore” he said.
He complained that the constituency is lacking good roads, health facilities etc. While not giving any specific promise to voters he asked them to give him a chance “to espouse people’s cause, to question the rulers”.
“I will not allow Karunanidhi to return to power in 2011 and I will form alliance to fulfill this task” he said.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Vandavasi by election: PMK shows Volte-face
It campaigns against AIADMK, DMDK
PMK's voice insisting its loyalists and cadres to opt for 49(O) in Vandavasi by election, instead of voting for any party, reached its diminuendo.
Top functionaries including former union minister Ponnusamy, Peranamallur MLA and Deputy General Secretary Ethiroli Maniyan and District Secretary Mannappan are camping in villages of this assembly constituency for couple of days and insist their party men and sympathizers to not to vote for AIADMK or DMDK. While not insisting on opting 49(O) they leave the option of voting to any candidate other than those of AIADMK and DMDK. This falls short of directly asking to vote for DMK, though the functionaries know well that it almost means supporting DMK.
While there is no official announcement about this change of stand, PMK office bearers take no efforts to hide the development. Party people are visiting every village and meet the party men to convey this message from “Ayya”. The top functionaries while going to villages take concerned block secretary and other influential persons of the region with them.
This development is reportedly taken by PMK founder Ramadoss contrasting from its earlier positions vis-a-vis by elections: disputing the infallibility of Electronic Voting Machines and abstain from by-election; Making loud charges about cash distribution among voters and decline to participate in elections; and finally resolution to campaign among people and party cadres to excise 49 (O) option expressing “unwillingness to vote for any of the contesting candidates”.
PMK's voice insisting its loyalists and cadres to opt for 49(O) in Vandavasi by election, instead of voting for any party, reached its diminuendo.
Top functionaries including former union minister Ponnusamy, Peranamallur MLA and Deputy General Secretary Ethiroli Maniyan and District Secretary Mannappan are camping in villages of this assembly constituency for couple of days and insist their party men and sympathizers to not to vote for AIADMK or DMDK. While not insisting on opting 49(O) they leave the option of voting to any candidate other than those of AIADMK and DMDK. This falls short of directly asking to vote for DMK, though the functionaries know well that it almost means supporting DMK.
While there is no official announcement about this change of stand, PMK office bearers take no efforts to hide the development. Party people are visiting every village and meet the party men to convey this message from “Ayya”. The top functionaries while going to villages take concerned block secretary and other influential persons of the region with them.
This development is reportedly taken by PMK founder Ramadoss contrasting from its earlier positions vis-a-vis by elections: disputing the infallibility of Electronic Voting Machines and abstain from by-election; Making loud charges about cash distribution among voters and decline to participate in elections; and finally resolution to campaign among people and party cadres to excise 49 (O) option expressing “unwillingness to vote for any of the contesting candidates”.
Ours is a golden age like that of monarchs: says ‘Princess’ Kanimozhi
‘DMK’s crown princess’ and poet Kanimozhi made a reference to (mythical) golden ages of monarchs in the past and juxtaposed present DMK government in the state led by her father M.Karunanidhi, with them. She made this reference during her electioneering for Vandavasi by elections on 3-4 December 2009.
She also said that DMK government transformed TamilNadu into a hunger-free state with the help Re.1 a kg of rice scheme.
Excerpts from her speechs:
“We have read about golden ages of monarchs. But we see one such golden age with our own eyes in the present DMK rule under the leadership of M.Karunanidhi, who repelled hunger and famine from TamilNadu with the help of Re.1 a kg of rice scheme. No other state in the nation executes such a scheme. While news abound on the farmers committing suicides in other states in the nation, DMK government waived debts of farmers to the tune of Rs.7,000 Cr. (and thus saved farmers of the state from such a catastrophe)”.
“Parties which lost confidence on people and boycotted previous by elections and let people down, now come here to contest in Vandavasi. It is time for people to reject the parties which rejected them.
Even when recuperating from a backbone surgery in hospital, Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi was busy preparing (TN government's) budget which featured health insurance scheme for people (Kalaignar Kappeettu Thittam). On the contrast there are some parties and their leaders who lost confidence on people in the face of mere electoral debacle".
"You have these two kinds of people. To whom you are going to vote?” she asked and asserted that people are wiser.
She also said that DMK government transformed TamilNadu into a hunger-free state with the help Re.1 a kg of rice scheme.
Excerpts from her speechs:
“We have read about golden ages of monarchs. But we see one such golden age with our own eyes in the present DMK rule under the leadership of M.Karunanidhi, who repelled hunger and famine from TamilNadu with the help of Re.1 a kg of rice scheme. No other state in the nation executes such a scheme. While news abound on the farmers committing suicides in other states in the nation, DMK government waived debts of farmers to the tune of Rs.7,000 Cr. (and thus saved farmers of the state from such a catastrophe)”.
“Parties which lost confidence on people and boycotted previous by elections and let people down, now come here to contest in Vandavasi. It is time for people to reject the parties which rejected them.
Even when recuperating from a backbone surgery in hospital, Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi was busy preparing (TN government's) budget which featured health insurance scheme for people (Kalaignar Kappeettu Thittam). On the contrast there are some parties and their leaders who lost confidence on people in the face of mere electoral debacle".
"You have these two kinds of people. To whom you are going to vote?” she asked and asserted that people are wiser.
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