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MDMK leader says party could align with BJP

Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS): Tamil Nadu's Vaiko-led MDMK is not averse to aligning with an alternate front, including the one led by the BJP, to unseat the Congress-led United Progressive Front (UPA) at the centre, a party official said Friday.

"People are looking for a change, after being thoroughly frustrated with the last two terms of UPA. This is evident from the crowds that Modi (BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi) draws in all the places he addresses," an MDMK official told IANS, preferring anonymity.

To a question about whether the MDMK would be willing to align with the BJP, the leader said: "We have no hesitation. We have decided to stand in the 2014 parliamentary elections. We have to throw out the Congress government."

He said the timing of the election is not known and it is too early to say with which party MDMK would align, but he added the party has an open mind on joining the front comprising of BJP-DMDK-PMK, should such an alliance fructify.

Asked for his views on Modi's rally in Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, the MDMK leader said: "The crowd gathered there was impressive, given the BJP's size in the state. It only shows that people want a change at the centre."

According to him, the UPA government is anti-Tamil as it has not done much for fishermen's safety from attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy.

"More than 600 Tamil Nadu fishermen have been killed till date, but the centre has not taken any action," he said.

A senior BJP leader told IANS that the party is exploring a possible three- or four-party alliance that includes actor-turned-politician A. Vijayakant-promoted DMDK to fight the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP may also rope in the MDMK and the PMK, he said.

Vaiko declared at Erode on Thursday that for the 2014 general elections, his party would not ally with either the AIADMK or the DMK.
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Vaiko lauds Modi, hits out at Congress
By Express News Service - CHENNAI Published: 29th October 2013 09:49 AM Last Updated: 29th October 2013 09:53 AM


MDMK chief Vaiko’s intentions for the coming Lok Sabha polls came out in the open on Monday, when he heaped praise on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his conduct during the serial blasts in Patna on Sunday. Hailing Modi as a leader who kept the wellness of the people in mind, he said, this was evident when the Gujarat CM decided to address the rally despite the blasts.

“How the mega rally was handled by Narendra Modi is amazing. He was more concerned about the safety of the hundreds of thousands of people and not his personal safety. The manner with which Narendra Modi handled the grave situation is copiously laudable and highly commendable,” said the fiery Dravidian leader in a statement.

“He feared that the people should not panic. He refrained from referring to the terror attacks in his speech. Rivers of blood could have flown in North India had some terrible tragedy occurred in the dais,” Vaiko continued.

He lashed out at Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for attending a music festival despite being told of the blasts. He also hit out at the Bihar government and said vested interests might have wanted riots so the rally would be cancelled.