Amidst multiple scams, DMK chief Karunanidhi on Friday issued a veiled message to his party cadre on his birthday. When asked what was his message to his cadres on his birthday, the DMK chief in a short statement said, "Bad friendship will end in trouble."
The decades-old party, founded by Dravidian veteran CN Annadurai, intended to make the DMK chief's birthday an opportunity to redeem itself, with all claims of coming back to power on the basis of performance falling flat and the 2G spectrum scam making a heavy dent on its image. But today saw a very different turn of events. Karunidhi instead of spending the day with party workers chose to celebrate his birthday in seclusion.
His daughter Kanimozhi and DMK's trusted member and former telecom minister A Raja are cooling their heels in Delhi's Tihar jail for their alleged role in the 2G scam, often described by Karunanidhi's archrival and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa as that of "Himalayan proportions."
Karunanidhi is scheduled to fly to Delhi today where he is likely to meet Kanimozhi in jail. He had earlier issued a statement, saying he was "not in the frame of mind" to participate in any event other than the planned wreath laying ceremony at memorials of Anna (former chief minister Annadurai) and Periyar (rationalist leader E V Ramasamy) on his 88th birthday.
He had also requested his partymen "not to compel him to meet them" and tendered apologies as he will not be able to meet them both in his house and at the party headquarters.
The decades-old party, founded by Dravidian veteran CN Annadurai, intended to make the DMK chief's birthday an opportunity to redeem itself, with all claims of coming back to power on the basis of performance falling flat and the 2G spectrum scam making a heavy dent on its image. But today saw a very different turn of events. Karunidhi instead of spending the day with party workers chose to celebrate his birthday in seclusion.
His daughter Kanimozhi and DMK's trusted member and former telecom minister A Raja are cooling their heels in Delhi's Tihar jail for their alleged role in the 2G scam, often described by Karunanidhi's archrival and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa as that of "Himalayan proportions."
Karunanidhi is scheduled to fly to Delhi today where he is likely to meet Kanimozhi in jail. He had earlier issued a statement, saying he was "not in the frame of mind" to participate in any event other than the planned wreath laying ceremony at memorials of Anna (former chief minister Annadurai) and Periyar (rationalist leader E V Ramasamy) on his 88th birthday.
He had also requested his partymen "not to compel him to meet them" and tendered apologies as he will not be able to meet them both in his house and at the party headquarters.
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