At Last, After Almost 6 Decades The Congress Gets A Foothold In Tamil Nadu |
The induction of two Congress legislators into the Tamil Nadu ministry headed by C. Joseph Vijay marks more than a routine cabinet expansion. For the Congress, it represents the end of a political exile that lasted nearly six decades.
When S. Rajesh Kumar and P. Viswanathan took oaths alongside 21 ministers from the ruling Tamil Vettri Kazhagam, the symbolism was unmistakable. Since the rise of Dravidian politics in 1967, the Congress has remained either an ally without authority or a spectator to power in Tamil Nadu.
Though it periodically aligned itself with one Dravidian major or the other, it was carefully kept outside the portals of government. Both the DMK and the AIADMK understood the risks of reviving the Congress organisationally.
Giving it ministerial........