I think that last elections AIADMK lost mainly on 2 accnts : 1)Mishandling of Shankaracharya 2)Loads of pre poll election promises by DMK.
Otherwise I feel that last time AIADMK rule was the best,the amt of industry amma was able to bring in was unmatched. I feel that her meeting with Narendra Modi was really intresting and also her party oppostion to seth samundram project(not vehmently).
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Kris iyer on Jun 10, 2008 09:31 PM Permalink
Atul Prasad, There is merit in your post. The Shankaracharya episode was totally unexpected. A legally doubtful case. Therefore, rumours abound as to the "real reason" behind the appalling treatment of a Sanyasi, who, sadly, did not know how to handle politicians. Can you imagine, "Dravidian" lawyers in the Madras H.Ct. took out a noisy procession against bail for him!! They viewed him as a brahmin, not as a Sanyasi (A sanyasi has no caste!!) BUT Jayalalitha lost votes because of it. Some of my villagers said to me in Tamil, "We do not vote for people who trouble Sanyasis". In some ways, rural Tamils are intensely Hindu. Very conservative, very devoted, imbedded in Hindu traditions. But don't understand Hindutva. It has some appeal in Coimbatore (where an Islamic baazaar bomb killed 80 people) in Madurai and one or two other places where muslims have bought up a lot of land with gulf monies. But in TamilNadu, the Dravidian parties have built up strong "patronage" groups. From govt.contracts, to taking sand illegally (very profitable business), cancelling murder cases, share of bribes from local land-registration offices and so on - the "DMK families" and "AIDMK families" with their goondas will make it hard for other parties to get votes. Villagers are threatened by them. Post-election violence is known to happen. There is still "block voting" as the caste-elders direct. None as yet grasp the national level politics.
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Seshadri on Jun 10, 2008 09:40 PM Permalink
Good sensible reply... and a good understanding of TN sentiments reflect in your post...
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Atul prasad on Jun 10, 2008 09:44 PM Permalink
I have to agree there that Hindus are now starting to feel insecure against growing might of christians and Muslims and may be Amma thinks hindutva can work splly in rural areas.
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by bagawan swaroop on Jun 10, 2008 10:16 PM Permalink
Hinduthva will never reigh in tamil nadu....long live karuna....not for your politics but just to keep away the shitty aryans (brahmins away)
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Ravan Raj on Jun 10, 2008 09:48 PM Permalink
AIADMK is the dravidian chapter of BJP. Jaya support ram mandir stands against compelled relegious conversion. opposed sethu samudram project.And uses Aryan(swastik) symbol in her party posters. But still Jaya stands as the most powerful and much accepted leader in tamilnadu for every class.
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Ravan Raj on Jun 10, 2008 10:12 PM Permalink
But its too late and difficult to tell and understand to common Tamilian.Earlier British and then so called dravidian leaders brainwashed TN people using this equation.So we can continue with a dravidian hindu label.
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Seshadri on Jun 10, 2008 10:19 PM Permalink
accepting a folly because the majority believes in it is a serious thing and it cripples the self-confidence and self-esteem...
in accepting the folly, we are labelling it as the global truth for in absence of opposition, even an error becomes the truth...
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Surya TheGreat on Jun 10, 2008 08:57 PM Permalink
It was the alliance which did the trick last time, not the poll promises. Unless ADMK gets their alliance right, they cant beat DMK.
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Atul prasad on Jun 10, 2008 09:02 PM Permalink
Alliance all rite but u know how TN votes in rotatory fashion. So u know whom the PMK and others are going to ally with!
RE:Will hindutva work in Tamil nadu??
by Roshan on Jun 10, 2008 10:08 PM Permalink
Don't worry BJP Will Form Central Govt. Within 3 months DMK Out and AMMA In.
