The MDMK III
In the next elections, one can be reasonably sure that the DMK will not do well. And in the near future, it will possibly split. The AIADMK lead front is a good bet for the short term — the question is, how does a small regional party like the MDMK optimize its tactics with respect to a viable medium to long term strategy?
While that holds for most political parties in India — planning for changes in political lanscape, that is — what the MDMK and PMK do in Tamil Nadu will be interesting for reasons slightly more engaging. My theory is, the plausibility of Democracy as we now understand it is limited and that it will be tested first in societies similar to that of this state.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Sriram is not Sriram.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:03 am
I want the absurd Nilu back. Nilacuntan Rajaraman is an impostor.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Everything has a shelf life.
June 20th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Bide time until something spectacular happens. Like upper caste police arresting and raping a lower caste lady or SL army nuking Eelam or muka dying. Until such time like vaiko once said, “dosaiyai thiruppi podra madhiri, Tamil vaakalargal eppovum theemuka alladdhu aatheemuka vai thervu seigiraargal”. So keep switching alliances.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Alliance kidaikaradhe kashtama irukku, idhula switch-a vera podungara.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Alliance kedacha udane, switch-a off pannu nu solrein.