Estranged Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, P.Kannan, on Wednesday declared that the 2016 Assembly Elections would be his last attempt to "reform the people", failing which he would quit politics.
“I honestly tell you that 2016 will be end of political career if I fail to win," he told reporters here.
The Congress leader, who has of late been a lone ranger, said he would decide that his time was up in politics "if the people will not listen to my words anymore".
"I am not for anything and am for people. I tried and tried all these years. This is my last attempt to unseat the government and bring good governance”, Mr. Kannan said.
Mr. Kannan also appealed to people to abandon up the practice of accepting money for votes.
Assailing the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC) Government for its poor performance, and flaying his own party leaders for their style of functioning, Mr. Kannan was particularly severe on the Chief Minister,
“The Chief Minister N.Rangasamy is running a government which is the worst of its kind in the Union Territory...the government machinery has totally decayed. There is an anti-incumbency wave and people want the government to be ousted.”
He also alleged that Congress MLAs and leaders were aligning with Chief Minister Mr.Rangasamy for purely selfish purposes under the pretext of area development.
Noting that there was huge response to his recent protest against the government, he said he would continue to conduct a series of meetings and agitations to unseat the government and expose the government on
their misdeeds and failures.
On whether he would contest as a Congressman, Mr.Kannan hinted that he was exploring other options.
“I have been totally sidelined in the party though they have not dumped me out officially. How could I contest as a Congress candidate as the party is not recognising me and listening to my words. The party is not understanding the grassroot workers’ point of view".
Mr Kannan added, “I wanted to be in the Congress party. They don’t want me because they have vested interests and also because they see me as a hindrance to their scheme of things.”
