Is Tamil Nadu politics transferring right into a part of transition with the entry of the era subsequent within the forefront? The rise of Udayanidhi Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), thrust of Annamalai by the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), stardom of Vijay with the launching of Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the fantasy of Seeman alongside along with his political bandwagon, Naam Thamizhar Katchi (NTK), inform that there’s something taking place at their respective party-political stage, signifying the marathon for energy has begun. All appeared to have emerged within the latest previous with a query in regards to the future prospects and potential challenges of politics in Tamil Nadu.
There are but vital and influential leaders with age and expertise on their facet who should be acknowledged and reckoned reminiscent of Kanimozhi of the DMK and Thol Thirumavalavan of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). There are cautious noises made by the chief of the Desia Murpokku Dravida Kazhakam (DMDK) with a tuck in of Vijay Prabhakran, son and political successor of influential actor and politician Vijaykanth. There may be, nonetheless, an enormous void within the presence and projection of subsequent era of leaders throughout the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam due to exceptional transitional disaster after Jayalalitha and the character of battle for the consolidation of the management of Edappadi Okay Palaniswami.
There’s a sudden buzz within the political enviornment after the entry of Vijay and the launching of his political occasion with fanfare. There are a contemporary political issues and coalition methods underneath scan with a core goal of beautiful the DMK without warning strike of knitting the alliance(s) that Tamil Nadu can be shy of. The “Andhra Mannequin” of a seasoned politician with a longtime political occasion just like the Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) courting a well-liked cinema actor and flamboyant Pawan Kalyan as an unlikely ally to defeat the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Social gathering (YSRCP) led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy seems like a very good tactic for brief lower to energy however not a formidable proposition in a state like Tamil Nadu with sturdy political and ideological traditions. The foremost nationwide events just like the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) and the Indian Nationwide Congress (INC) are usually not averse to this coalition technique from the backend. Although Edappadi Palaniswami seems to be extra decided to not concede any political house after the bitter duel with the BJP, but the prospect of this alliance is throwing up contemporary dilemma and challenges in direction of the unsure course and way forward for the AIADMK.
All these developments learn like a blockbuster film script for Vijay and his political entourage although the calls for of politics and floor realities are vastly totally different. There is a component of suspicion and motion of NTK supporters to Vijay’s camp, which isn’t shocking given the authoritarian trait of Seeman and his clique. Seeman is, nonetheless, each unreliable and harmful to the political way forward for Tamil Nadu. Seeman has been functioning like a sidekick for the BJP and freelance outpost for AIADMK on the similar time. All these should weigh within the minds of AIADMK management in exploring the alliance(s) for the 2026 meeting elections.
The BJP’s makes an attempt to both outsmart or drive an alliance by means of coercion with the AIADMK has not borne fruits in an effort to defeat and dislodge DMK from energy. BJP can also be conscious that the adoption of the “Andhra Mannequin” of Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan alliance could not work in Tamil Nadu due to the truth that neither BJP has the energy to enter into such a pact nor Edappadi Palaniswami would danger conceding such an area to Vijay like Chandrababu Naidu who had no selection however to throw every part within the air to settle the rating with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Due to this fact, the battle is right down to revamping the political organisation and greasing the election equipment for the AIADMK with a sight on DMK’s seat sharing and coalition bargains and fallouts. There are silent manoeuvres to maintain Annamalai out of Tamil Nadu politics even after his present sabbatical in England to maintain the doorways open for the BJP and AIADMK to resume their ties from the place it received snapped.
Edappadi Palaniswami is all eyes and ears to the noises made by Thol Thirumavalavan and the disillusionment of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) with the BJP. If Edappadi Palaniswami can carry these two poles together with the corporate of DMDK, he’ll dare the BJP with a lot higher braveness and willpower. The DMK additionally understands the fragile stability and political affect that Thol Thirumavalavan supplies to the alliance. On the similar time, it’s essential to wrap him with a bundle that he can not refuse given the geographical limitations of Thol Thirumavalavan’s political outreach throughout the state. Because of this the ideological foundation of the DMK is critical for each DMK and its allies in state politics.
In returning to the controversy on potential and prospects of the era subsequent within the politics of Tamil Nadu, there are not any important names to propel given the management qualities and political atmosphere within the state. Given the lengthy historical past of Dravidian motion within the state, political-organisational energy and ideological foundation are extra vital than issues of particular person or cinematic affect. Anna and Karunanidhi have been architects of the MGR phenomenon. The rise and position of Udayanidhi Stalin acquires relevance as all palace politics with a limitation that he finds concord throughout the household, particularly with Kanimozhi as wielder of appreciable stake and affect, each inside and outdoors the occasion. In preservation or explosion of this stability relaxation the way forward for the DMK and the emergence of latest style of leaders in Tamil Nadu politics. On the similar time, it is usually vital to acknowledge the position of civil society and a small group of considerate residents who can change the world. It’s the solely factor that has ever modified the future of politics in every single place on the earth.
(Prof.Ramu Manivannan is a scholar-social activist in areas of schooling, human rights and sustainable growth by means of an initiative “Multiversity.”)
