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tamil nadu
& Tamil Eelam
strugglE for freedom
Vaiko, Jayalalitha form alliance
[TamilNet, March 04, 2006]
[see also
Sonia Gandhi Urges Tamil Nadu to remove ADIAMK from
Power and
Human Rights of the Tamil People in Sri Lanka
- Memorandum submitted by V.Gopalaswamy
to UN Commissioner on Human Rights 1998 (VAIKO)]
Leader of MDMK, Vaiko, and Leader of AIADM and TamilNadu Chief Minister,
Jayalalitha Jayaram, formed an alliance signing an agreement that
allows Vaiko's MDMK to contest in 35 of the 234 Assembly seats in
the forthcoming Assembly elections in TamilNadu, media reports from
TamilNadu said.
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Vaiko, Jeyalalitha addressing press
after the agreement was signed |
The "sudden realignment of forces that is seen as a setback to
the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA)," said The Hindu
in its Saturday's edition.
Jayalalitha, who had earlier jailed Vaiko under the Prevention of
Terrorism Act (PoTA) for 19 months, when asked to comment on sharing
a platform with Vaiko, the Hindu quoted Jayalalitha as saying "It
feels great to be friends. In politics, there are no permanent
friends or enemies."
The Hindu report further said: "For the DMK-led alliance, Vaiko's
decision comes as a major setback after the grouping's spectacular
victory sweeping all the 39 Lok Sabha in the 2004 elections, while
for a friendless AIADMK it could be considered a major boost. Only a
few days ago, the ruling AIADMK got its first electoral partner in
Dalit Panthers of India which was given nine seats.
MDMK, a constituent of the ruling UPA at the Centre, has four MPs
providing outside support to the government. Welcoming Vaiko,
Jayalalithaa said the cadres of both the parties would work for the
victory of each other. "The AIADMK will have individual majority to
form the government," Vaiko intervened to say."
 The alliance is also seen as a boost to the
NorthEast Tamils in the island
of Sri Lanka. Vaiko
takes a keen interest in the Tamil National struggle and has a close
relationship with LTTE leader Pirapaharan.
Recently, commenting on the effort by Colombo to draw the Indian
Government into Sri Lanka politics, Vaiko said: "I can see war
clouds over the island. The keen interest being shown by Colombo to
tilt the Indian stand in favour of their policy is a very dangerous
ploy," and added, "Colombo,
with a documented history of embarking
on state-aided colonisation programme in the Tamil homeland, should
deal with the Tamils in a constructive manner to resolve the
conflict. Instead
Colombo has opted to advance a policy that
contradicts what was expected by India and the International
Community."
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