According to sources the state of Tamilnadu at the end of last year saw the hospitalization and eventual death of a powerful, regional leader, followed by a tearful farewell and funeral attended by millions. In between, like the obligatory comedy track inserted in most Tamil commercial cinema, a state minister (Sellur K. Raja) sought to fill a big, local dam with thermocol in a bid to prevent loss of water by evaporation.
while another sent four truckloads of letters to the Election Commission in Delhi, to show that he had the support of the party rank-and-file, and hence should be given the political party’s election symbol.
Senthilnathan said earlier this year, the AIADMK was facing a deep internal crisis. There were serious questions raised on the survival of the government. Now, along with the political crisis, the administrative crisis has come to the forefront. The government under Edappadi K. Palaniswami is also becoming more unpopular.
