Kalignar says "DMK is a democratic party"

 I was reading through the DMK leader Karunanidhi's interview to CNN IBN.  One question and its answer caught my attention -

CNN-IBN: Will everyone in the party accept Stalin as the next leader?

M Karunanidhi: This is a democratic party. For all those who are asking who's the next leader, I would like to say the DMK is a democratic party. This is not a party where I just name one person and say he will succeed me. This is not a mutt run by seers. For eg, Sankaracharya named his successor himself and the entire religion accepted and followed it. But this is not a religious mutt like that. This is a democratic party. Just like people elect their leaders, the party cadre and the senior leaders will collectively select a person they feel is capable enough to handle this position.

I say, how true? ;)  (That was a wink of sarcasm)

The whole interview can be found here

Election Freebies: DMK vs AIADMK

NOTE: I changed my blog heading now... Its not anymore just DMK...

The DMK, in its manifesto, has promised (a) a concrete house worth Rs.1,00,000 (b) grant to women folk of a sum of Rs.5,000-Rs.10,000 through women self help groups (c) free mixie or grinder (d) laptop worth around Rs.20,000 or more for students (e) free bus travel to senior citizens worth around Rs.2,000 per month at current rates (f) 35 kg of rice worth around Rs.175 and (g) PMK's promise of direct cash transfer of around Rs.1,500 - which approximately totals over Rs.200,000 over the next five years per family.


Now lets see AIADMK, and how can they lag behind....



Highlights of AIADMK's manifesto:  (source NDTV)

• Fans, mixies and grinders free for all women
• 20 kg free rice for all ration card holders
• Free laptops for all higher secondary students and engineering students
• Four gram free gold for poor brides for mangalsutra
• 60,000 free cows for 6,000 villages to increase milk production

Isn't that we call a bribe????


God save Tamil Nadu!!!