Tamil Nadu CM EPS urges people to end DMK's dynasty politics; 'Udhyanidhi after Stalin'

Addressing an election rally in Madurai on Friday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that upcoming assembly elections in state will bring an end to dynasty politics of DMK. Comparing AIADMK and DMK, Palaniswami said that a common man can become powerful in AIADMK while DMK runs on dynasty politics. He alleged that in DMK a common man can never occupy any top post surpassing Karunanidhi family members.

"But in DMK, only family members of late DMK President M Karunanidhi will be able to hold power. After Karunanidhi, his son Stalin is holding power and w Udhayanidhi has been brought into politics. After him, Udhayanidhi’s son will hold post. People should help put an end to dynasty politics in se elections,” he said. Hitting out at DMK chief MK Stalin’s remark on '2500 as Pongal gift', CM asked, “What is wrong in giving gifts to people to celebrate festival.”

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Meanwhile, in a big development, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has agreed to participate in DMK's conference to be held in Chennai on January 6. On Friday, Mastan- DMK's secretary for Mirity Welfare met Owaisi in Hyderabad requesting him to attend this public function, sparking off a buzz about a possible tie-up between two parties. This assumes significance as AIMIM has already anunced that it will contest Tamil Nadu Assembly election due in April-May 2021.

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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections

Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are due during April-May 2021 and political parties have started ir campaign. While DMK's MK Stalin is eyeing becoming Chief Minister for first time, AIADMK has arrived at reconciliation between two warring factions - of Deputy CM O Pannerselvam (OPS) and CM E Palaniswamy (EPS). Incumbent E Palaniswamy has been named as its CM candidate and O Panneerselvam as chief of 11-member steering committee. BJP is yet to make a formal anuncement of alliance with AIADMK and is in talks with Stalin's estranged bror MK Alagiri. On  or side, AIADMK has said that y are big-bror within NDA alliance. Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan is on a campaign trail and Alagiri has said that launch of his political party will be in January. Superstar Rajinikanth who was about to launch his party this year has backed out due to health reasons. 

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