Congresss two conditions for supporting Kanimozhi for RS
June 21, 2013  13:10
An interesting to and fro is happening between the Congress and the DMK, former allies in the UPA government. 

The Congress would like the DMK to support it in the Lok Sabha while the DMK would like the Congress to transfer its five votes in the Tamil Nadu assembly to it in next week's Rajya Sabha elections. 

Right now, it seems, the DMK's need is greater as the parliamentary fate of no less than Kanimozhi, party supremo M Karunanidhi's daughter, hangs in the balance over the election to the Rajya Sabha. Given the DMK's low numbers, the Congress's votes are crucial for her election.   

The AICC is willing to play ball, but has two conditions for the DMK, say insiders. One, the DMK should not insist on the prime minister and finance minister being summoned to the JPC on 2G spectrum scam; and, the DMK should not comment on developments in Sri Lanka. 

The Congress is also keen that the DMK issue a statement criticising the BJP's hype over Narendra Modi so that the AIADMK is nuetralised in Tamil Nadu. The Congress wants the DMK to go openly against Modi, since arch-rival Jayalalitha is clearly associating herself with him. 

Through all this comes the speculation in Delhi is that three Congress MLAs in Tamil Nadu have been won over by the AIADMK, and that they will vote against Kanimozhi.

As they say, anything is possible in Tamil Nadu politics!
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