The 13 seat difference...

There was a shocking move in the Tamil Nadu Politics today with MDMK’s Vaiko deciding to join the ADMK alliance for the coming up State Assembly elections. It was just a few days ago that Vaiko announced his decision to stay in the DMK-led alliance. This would definitely be a huge upset for DMK as the party was largely relying on the alliance if it has to sense victory in the polls. The shift was made considering the fact that DMK had offered Vaiko's party 22 seats whereas the AIADMK offered 35!

It is to be noted that during the AIADK rule, Jayalalitha had put Vaiko to jail under the POTA act for 19 months. Thats when Vaiko took an 'oath' to throw out the AIADMK from power in the next (coming) elections. I remember reading interviews of Vaiko in tamil magazines where he had mentioned how the 19 month jail life has made him realise what a good man Kalaignar is and that he would join hands with Kalaignar for ever to put off the AIADMK regime!!

After a 45-minute meeting between the two, Jayalalithaa told reporters that all other matters like POTA issue were things of the past. "We are here on a positive note, on a positive matter and we will be making only positive statements," she said.

Vaiko said the AIADMK-led alliance would "sweep" the polls. "This is the finest hour in the political history of Tamil Nadu. The alliance is a formidable one".

With Vaiko auctioning his party to whichever party offers the highest number of seats, he has definitely lost credibility.

TN Politics sucks!