What an impulsive decision !!
That the decision of MDMK to stay aloof from Tamil Nadu poll fray appears to be a highly impulsive decision. The MDMK supremo Mr. Vaiko’s abstaining would almost make no serious implication in the election outcome. The past track record of MDMK in the suffrage seems not so encouraging. It couldn’t even win out a substantial number of seats as inferred from the NIE’s article entitled ‘ MDMK pulls out of AIADMK alliance’ dated 21-03-2011. Oliver Goldsmith maintained ‘ adulation follows those who are ambitious.’ A man’s mettle is to be determined solely by way of his performance and not entirely on his rhetorical skills. MDMK may have star orators in vernacular like Vaiko and Nanjil Sampath. But, this alone would not do suffice when it comes to contesting in the elections, as the instant 2011 TN Assesmbly election appears like the ‘ dog-eat-dog’ wrangle. While , the previous profile of the party seems dismal, that the stand of Miss. Jayalalitha to allot 12 seats to MDMK in her alliance appears to be a seasoned assessment. AIADMK loses nothing if Vaiko quits the opposition camp. The angel of fortune is likely to smile on the face of Miss. Jayalalitha at the end of the day.
--- Ramesh Iyengar
Head of the Department – English
VPMM Engineering College for women, Srivilliputtur.
( Published in The New Indian Express, dated 22-03-2011 )
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