PMK founder S. Ramadoss said his party was a victim of the influence of money in Tamil Nadu politics.
“We know the problems, we know the solutions, but people don’t listen to us,” he said at a public meeting in Villivakkam. Dr. Ramadoss hoped that voters would distinguish between cinema and reality.
Despite not winning a single seat in the Assembly elections, Anbumani Ramadoss expressed confidence in his party’s ability to perform well in the upcoming local body elections. “We cannot forget the failures that took place in the Assembly elections. That was conducted by the national Election Commission; the upcoming elections will be controlled by the State Election Commission ,” he said.
The AIADMK as well as the DMK’s conduct in the State assembly had lowered the dignity of the House, he claimed. “We have DMK and AIADMK members fighting over appropriate ways to address their leaders and about seating arrangements. No one talks about the problems of the people,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Dr. Ramadoss headed a panel discussion on ‘20 years of Decentralisation and Panchayati Raj’ organised by Pasumai Thayagam here in Chennai.
He noted that the urban-rural ratio in Tamil Nadu is expected to be 50-50 in coming years. The Dravidian parties are responsible for migration of people from villages to the cities. “There is no decentralisation of power to smaller administrative blocks. While the Dravidian parties criticise the Central government for concentrating too much power, they don’t want to divest powers to smaller blocks,” said Dr. Ramadoss,
What’s with caste?
During his speech, PMK founder S Ramadoss attacked society’s obsession with caste.
“I noticed that thousands of people were searching online for (P.V.) Sindhu’s caste after she won. What is it to you if she is from a particular caste?” he asked.
