DMK sees an opportunity

Chennai: DMK MLA J Anbazhagan in a letter requested state assembly secretary to declare Jayalalithaa's Srirangam constituency as vacant since the former chief minister stands disqualified after her conviction. DMK chief Karunanidhi, who had been keeping a low profile so that the initial outpouring of sympathy for Jayalalithaa died down, made his move through a frontal attack. He said there would be no comeback for Jayalalithaa and asked DMK partymen to launch a vigorous campaign to destroy their opponents. After getting trounced in the Lok Sabha elections, the DMK had been lying low. Keen to clear out the gridlock brought upon by factional fights that culminated in an attempted palace coup of sorts by son and heir, Stalin, Karunanidhi raised a war cry to rev up party cadres.