Successful surgery by OPS & EPS – Amma’s dream is going to be real

The disqualifications of 18 MLA’s from Tamil Nadu legislative assembly by the Honorable Speaker looks imminent, democratic, legally correct, prudent, decent and much needed for the good and progressive governance of the state. Ever since the demise of Amma, the party, governance and legislatures have been hijacked by the family and the worst sufferer of the above war for power and money is the state.

The unceremonious removal of OPS from the chair of CM, now the effort to unseat EPS and hijack the governance by sending signals of insecurity to the Government by breaking the legislatures through money power, all these games of the family, the people of the state are sick and tired. The disqualification of the 18 MLA’s whether would win the legal scrutiny or not but certainly people of the state see the decision of the speaker as morally and ethically correct. Only if such forces are removed, progressive governance can be established otherwise the state has to witness removal and appointment of new Chief Ministers every month if the appointed CM does not dance to the music and lyrics of the family.

The decision of EPS and OPS in disqualifying the 18 MLA’s deem great amount of appreciation and it also shows that both the EPS and OPS are seriously concerned about the state and people than about the family. The interesting twist in the Tamil Nadu politics is that some fox is shedding tears for all those disqualified MLA’s otherwise the fox was the arch rival.

Tamil Nadu has been ruined under drawidian politics where too much of regionalism has pushed the state away from India. Regionalism was important during the early period of Independence and now the time has come, ethnic or linguistic superiority cannot be the slogan to fool people. Instead the mission of development and progress must enter into the state politics.

The drawidian politics has created the state as a separate entity in India at least at perception level so using this euphoria; the politicians of the state could mesmerize the electorate and could do their business without any opposition. The protest by some state politicians against Navodaya school system is nothing but the symptom of such politics. Entry of national parties is considered to be detrimental to the existence of the Drawidian identity politics. But EPS and OPS have sensed the importance of the states welfare and also have understood that the state cannot hereafter function under reductionistic ideology. They are on a great mission to stitch the state to national framework so that the state is marched well with the nation.

For such bold and progressive governance some surgery was imminent and the state really appreciates EPS and OPS for the important surgery that they have done to keep the governance from dynasty and family politics.

Every legislature of AIADMK won the election purely because of Amma and to contribute to her good governance. But some legislatures appear to have shifted their priority and focus from governance to family. Therefore seeing such activity as antiparty engagement is correct and legally right. Therefore the decision of the speaker is correct and it is desired that non one interferes in the rights and legitimacy of the speaker.

Since the decision of the speaker is morally and ethically correct, such correct decision should not be questioned or reverted for the sake of the states welfare.

The central Government is extremely passionate to develop the state to ensure that people of the state does not feel the void created by the demise of Amma. Modiji wants to ensure the people the state that he is there to serve them to develop the state along with EPS and OPS.

The educated youth must recognize the fact that the landscapes of the state politics need tectonic shift from drawidian identity politics to development and Sab Ka Sath Sab Ka Vikas politics of Modiji.

Dr S Ranganathan