UP inspires DMK? Stalin’s son all set to climb ranks
It’s time for a Kal, Aaj Aur Kal phenomenon in Tamil Nadu politics. Or one can term it the Lucknow-effect. Inspired by the coronation of Akhilesh Yadav as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the DMK has decided to anoint Udayanidhi Stalin, the 35-year-old film-producer son of MK Stalin, the perpetual second-in-command to his father and party patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi, to a senior position in the party.
On Wednesday, Chennaites woke up to see hundreds of flashy, multi-coloured posters of Udayanidhi, his father Stalin and grandfather Karunanidhi looking down at them from vantage points along the Mount Road, Chennai’s own Vijay Path.
“It is interesting, though I am yet to see the posters. But there is nothing surprising in this development,” N Ravi, former editor, The Hindu and a keen DMK observer told DNA. He is of the view that it may take some more time for the ascension of Stalin to the top party post because of simmering internal rebellion in the party. “That’s why Karunanidhi is still continuing as the leader of the party,” he said.
A DMK leader, not wanting to be named, asked what was so surprising about the posters. “It is known to all of us that Udayanidhi will take over the reigns of the youth wing of the party in the near future. Once Stalin is appointed as the party chief, he needs someone reliable to lead the youth wing,” he said.
Stalin’s efforts to dethrone his father have not yet succeeded because of the challenge posed by Union minister Alagiri, his elder brother.
It’s time for a Kal, Aaj Aur Kal phenomenon in Tamil Nadu politics. Or one can term it the Lucknow-effect. Inspired by the coronation of Akhilesh Yadav as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the DMK has decided to anoint Udayanidhi Stalin, the 35-year-old film-producer son of MK Stalin, the perpetual second-in-command to his father and party patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi, to a senior position in the party.
On Wednesday, Chennaites woke up to see hundreds of flashy, multi-coloured posters of Udayanidhi, his father Stalin and grandfather Karunanidhi looking down at them from vantage points along the Mount Road, Chennai’s own Vijay Path.
“It is interesting, though I am yet to see the posters. But there is nothing surprising in this development,” N Ravi, former editor, The Hindu and a keen DMK observer told DNA. He is of the view that it may take some more time for the ascension of Stalin to the top party post because of simmering internal rebellion in the party. “That’s why Karunanidhi is still continuing as the leader of the party,” he said.
A DMK leader, not wanting to be named, asked what was so surprising about the posters. “It is known to all of us that Udayanidhi will take over the reigns of the youth wing of the party in the near future. Once Stalin is appointed as the party chief, he needs someone reliable to lead the youth wing,” he said.
Stalin’s efforts to dethrone his father have not yet succeeded because of the challenge posed by Union minister Alagiri, his elder brother.
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