Parties Line up in TN Ahead of LS Elections
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Edition 4 Page 1_Layout 1 2/25/2019 10:47 AM Page 1 Volume No 19 Issue No 4 February 22, 2019 LAB JOURNAL OF THE ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM RFID tags for Outer space Wide variety at newborns beckons students Short Film Festival Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Parties line up in TN ahead of LS elections All the 40 seats will be AIADMK-BJP alliance won by the NDA under the Allying to fight Modi govt SWAPNAJIT KUNDU representative for the meeting received mixed reaction. Some leadership of Prime instead of BJP President Amit are of the opinion that joining Minister Narendra Modi, Edappadi Chennai: After days of Shah, Union Minister Pon hands with the BJP will help in K Palaniswami and Panneerselvam. speculation, the ruling AIADMK Radhakrishnan and BJP State the development of the state. finally announced on February 20 President Tamilisai However, Sam Pradeep, who -Piyush Goyal Tuesday its decision to join hands Soundararajan took part in the works as a journalist in (Union Railway Minister) with the BJP to contest the Lok talks with Tamil Nadu Chief SatyamTV said that allowing the Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu Minister Edapaddi K BJP to gain a stronghold in Tamil and Pondicherry expected to be Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Nadu would only help it preach held in April-May this year.. Minister O Panneerselvam. its Hindutva agenda in the state, Of the 39 seats and one in Piyush Goyal said, “All parties something many local people are Pondicherry, the AIADMK has will work together and strengthen worried about. offered 5 seats to the BJP and 7 the BJP-ledNational Democratic Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi seats to another ally, the Pattali Alliance. All the 40 seats will be (VCK) President Thol Makkal Katchi (PMK). won by the NDA under the Thirumavalavan pointed out that Seat sharing talks with the leadership of Prime Minister the AIADMK’s alliance with the DMDK are still reportedly going Narendra Modi, Edappadi K BJP would work against the on with the DMDK leader Palanaswamy and public sentiment and improve the Vijayakanth insisting that his Panneerselvam.” prospects of a DMK alliance with party be treated on par with the “Our job together will be to his party. Congress and DMK party leaders after forging an alliance in Arivalayam | SAM PRADEEP PMK. carry forward the legacy that Thirumavalavan said “The The AIADMK and the BJP “Amma” left behind and serve anti-incumbency factor will work VIVANESH PARTHIBAN the DMK have this basic ”Alliance politics as such is not announced their alliance at the the people of Tamil Nadu to the against them. Moreover, the principle of upholding bad but it has to push some end of their meeting in Chennai best of our ability,” he added, people of Tamil Nadu will never Chennai: The Opposition DMK secularism in the country and this development like how CPI (M) on Tuesday afternoon. referring to former chief minister accept the BJP coming into (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) had made them join hands for the pushed many social development Union Railway Minister Jayalalithaa. contention in this region because and the Congress announced an sixth time in a parliamentary schemes like MNREGA in UPA- Piyush Goyal, who was the BJP’s The AIADMK’s decision has of their apathy towards the alliance to fight the upcoming election. 2(2009-2014),” he added. religious jingoism.” parliamentary election. Prasanna recalled the words of However BJP Yuva Morcha “Previously, there was a wave DMK leader MK Stalin said in the late DMK leader Karunanidhi leader, Vinoj P.Selvam said,”This in favour of Prime Minister Arivalayam that the DMK would who would say “self government alliance has no great agenda; it Narendra Modi but now the party give the Congress nine seats in in State and alliance at the only has an anti development is suffering setbacks. The result Tamil Nadu and one seat in Centre.” agenda and will instigate people can be seen in Karnataka and in Puducherry. “We do have some differences against big projects that are recent elections as well. And we Stalin added that ”the alliance with Congress but we will push a brought by BJP to Tamil Nadu.” all know what kind of activities is only for the Parliamentary development agenda with this Selvam said everyone was the RSS carries out so there is election and party will decide alliance,” he added. criticizing PMK leader R very little chance of the BJP Seat share may change for AIADMK later about alliance in the by- Prasanna criticized the alliance Anbumani for joining the BJP- gaining ground here.” he said. elections to 21 legislative between the BJP and the AIADMK alliance; but for the Vinoj P. Selvam, President of and DMK with entry of new parties assembly seats. The AIADMK as one driven by last six months even Stalin had the BJP’s Youth wing in Tamil constituencies to be contested money and not by ideology as the been saying that the DMK would A We do have some H Nadu said, “We are looking for would be decided only after the DMK-Congress alliance was. not forge an alliance with the A S more likeminded parties to join differences with DMK signed alliance with other CPI (M) spokesperson Congress. T I J I the alliance and bring Congress but we will push like- minded parties. R.Sindhan said, ”The Congress- Meanwhile it is said that the R A development in Tamil Nadu.” DMK spokesperson Tamilan DMK alliance is better as it at Congress had been pushing the BJP state chief Tamilisai Soundararajan, Deputy Chief | a development agenda Taking a dig at DMK, he said, Prasanna said,”This grand least has an agenda but the DMK to give actor Kamal Minister O Panneerselvam, Chief Minister E “The alliance was important to with this alliance. alliance is to fight against the AIADMK alliance is just power Hassan’s MNM (Makkal Needhi Palaniswami and Union Minister Piyush Goyal after fight against the left oriented -Tamilan Prasanna Modi government which has and money driven to continue the Maiyam) at least one seat and that sealing the deal for the alliance parties like DMK which are (DMK spokesperson) destroyed the secular fabric of the puppet rule of the BJP in Tamil the DMK was totally opposed to against development.” nation.” Both the Congress and Nadu.” it. Running out What decides the vote of youth in Tamil Nadu? VIVANESH PARTHIBAN size of 136 middle class and upper middle since the sample group had more of urban the country followed him and even now he of space for class urban and sub-urban youth in the age youth, the ideology factor might hold true. “It has the charisma to pull them,” he added. Chennai: A majority of the youth in Tamil group 18 to 30. The youth vote on the basis is not just one factor, but rather multiple Edumbavanam Karthikeyan, youth wing Nadu surveyed by The Word prefer to vote of ideology, charisma of the leader, factors and the events in the last 6 months member in Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) the dead for a party with a strong ideology rather than environmental concerns, identity, policies before the elections that influence the youth said,”Ideology and identity played a usually only done by Indians living other considerations. and schemes, caste and family influence. a lot.” significant role but only if they were VIDUSHI SAGAR abroad,” says S. Jayashankar, se - The survey was conducted with a sample The current trend in social media and main One good thing was that the influence of propagated by a strong leader.” cretary of the MCBT. stream media also has some caste was very weak among the Chennai However, “the younger generation is Chennai: At the Kilpauk cemetery, According to Bosco Alangar influence. The two factors youth but this didn’t hold good for the Kongu devoid of the knowledge of their ancient past 450 burial vaults resembling locker Raja, treasurer of the MCBT, ash strongly ingrained are and Madurai belt, he added. and fell prey to distorted facts and speeches room boxes line the three buildings. burial and cremation are not popu - Dravidian ideology and Tamil DMK spokesperson Tamilan Prasanna was by Dravidian parties,” he added. The multi-tier vault system was lar due to religious implications. identity. The other thing which dismissive of the role of the youth and their Tamil Nadu Youth Party leader Dr. Raja built in 2007 to combat overcrow - "The body is supposed to be intact the urban youth seek is job influence.“The youth are too superficial Sekar said “The youth cast their vote based ding in the cemetery, but were fil - for resurrection later," he says. But creation especially in the about political happening and over react to on the recent trends in the media; so the led to capacity within eight years. he hopes that awareness will private sector. The Caste factor the things in social media. They are carried media has a great role in swinging the votes.” “One of my relatives gave a spread, and more people will start has the least influence. away by the fake news and hear only one side Ilaya Thalaimurai leader, Shankar said, party to her friends when her burial looking at more viable options for However, the leaders of the of the story. Many youth just plan for a film “The present generation of youth is not much space clearance came through after resting their loved ones after death. youth wings of some political on the day of election and this is their duty different from the last generation because 20 years,” says Michelle Ann He adds that the Board has been parties had a different view.