Suspended Alagiri says democracy dead in DMK

Suspended Alagiri says  democracy dead in DMK
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Suspended Alagiri says democracy dead in DMK, M K Alagiri, M K Stalin. When it was pointed out that he had been suspended for "creating confusion", he shot back saying if pasting posters supporting him was wrong, the same yardstick should be applied to Stalin and his supporters also.

Chennai : Stung by the DMK move to suspend him, former Union Minister M K Alagiri charged that democracy was dead in the party and questioned why no action was taken against his younger brother M K Stalin's supporters for pasting posters hailing him as future party president.

Alagiri said he was being "rewarded" for seeking justice on certain allegations made by some workers regarding internal elections in the party headed by his father M Karunanidhi. He said he had taken up the matter with the party high command which promised a probe but did not act. "Democracy is dead in the party. On January 31, I will meet the press in Madurai and submit proof (about alleged irregularities in internal polls)," he told reporters here.

When it was pointed out that he had been suspended for "creating confusion", he shot back saying if pasting posters supporting him was wrong, the same yardstick should be applied to Stalin and his supporters also. "Is it wrong to paste posters supporting me.

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