Trouble in TN

Has anyone noticed the war of words that has been going on in Tamil Nadu between the Congress and the DMK? Elections are due in the state next summer. So, when Congress speakers kept harking back to ‘Kamaraj rule’ (the era of K Kamaraj) at a party meeting, DMK bridled a bit. Later, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi addressed a meeting where he spoke of the legacy of the Dravidian rule. He told cadres they alone had the power to change the situation. The government led by DMK is in a minority (it is supported by the Congress from the outside). But, in the next election, it must become a majority government, he said. Then, Congressman and former minister E V K S Elangovan highlighted the Congress-led Union government’s role in the state’s development. Karunanidhi said Elangovan was out of line. But, so far, the Congress hasn’t reacted. Will the alliance remain? Probably. Will DMK win again? Not if the Congress has its way.