AIADMK in Crisis? Reports of Mass Shift to TVK Raise Questions Over EPS Leadership | Brass Tacks

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[00:00:01]We [snorts] shift focus to the neighborhood Tamad. There again the politics there is witnessing what could well become the biggest political churn since the post Jaya era. A stunning twist a silent shift and perhaps the beginning of a completely new political alignment in the Travidian heartline viewers because this is what is happening. What's happening inside the ADMK is no longer just rebellion. It is beginning to look like a mass exodus. At the center of this political storm is see Joseph Vijay's TV first time and first came this shocker four AIDMK MLAs crossing over to TVK that itself sent tremors through the parties ranks. Then we had that entire grouping that 24 to 25 MLAs. It all started from there where they wanted a different uh leader of the opposition and not Arapparati Pal Swami. So the fishers were there. CV Shanmugam SP Woney had already d started driving the wedge. Now the developments are becoming far more serious for EPS.

[00:01:13]The uh AIDMK leadership also seems to be wanting to move away from his grasp.

[00:01:21]Report suggests [music] that senior ADM MK leaders CV Shanmogam CV Vijay Bazgar are also exploring the possibility of [music] resigning from the party and making the switch to the TVK. If that happens, this is no longer a symbolic crossover. This becomes a structural crack within the AIDMK. And then comes the explosive claim from TVK leader Adavarjuna. He says nearly 90% of aidkers are ready to move. 90%. Let that sink in. According to him, Carters on the ground have already conveyed their frustration and their decision to the party leadership. And if that is true, this is not just about leaders changing sides. This points to a deep crisis of confidence within the ADMK rank and file. Now the big question tonight is what does this reveal about the state of the AIDMK under Adapad Piswami?

[00:02:09]Because politics in Tamil Nad has always revolved around Carter strength, loyalty, emotional connection, grassroots machinery. And if a large section of Carter truly feels disconnected, then this is not merely dissatisfaction. This is a warning signal. A warning that the ADMK's traditional support structure may be eroding, slipping away. And perhaps even more importantly, this exposes the growing political space TVK believes it can occupy. It also then creates an alternative vacuum. You think about it because there is a dravidian shift and there is a gap for somebody to move in.

[00:02:46]Now for EPS this is no longer about managing descent. This is now about survival control which brings us to the larger political question. Is the AMA legacy slowly moving away from the AIDMK itself? Listen into what Adavarjun said.

[00:03:06]for Marupati of the BJP with us Gaitri Rauram senior leader Aadk with us and Sumant Raman also with us. Anamscaram welcome to everybody. Thank you very much.

[00:03:43]>> Welcome Gaitri Rauramak ma'am what is happening? Welcome >> nothing much. uh we are like confident and no whatever Adavajjun has stated it is completely bizarre and it is not true because 90% of ADMK address shifting to TVK is just a joke because uh we need 6 months time to actually find out if TV is able to deliver clean politics but within 15 days they have proven that they are a corrupt and horse trading politics and so for model politics and not only that and they have proven that uh their uh their governance is only through res and uh and uh such things.

[00:04:28]So so people are very much aware and people are watching every step in every move. Right now whatever Adavarjuna is uh stating is just to divert all the crimes which is happening in the ground right now. Uh where 60-year-old woman >> so what is SP saying what is CV Shanmugam saying? What is Vijay Baskar saying? What were those 22 MLA saying who did not want EPS to be the LOP? Who are those people then?

[00:04:54]Are they not AIDM?

[00:04:55]>> No, they have they have come back and they have because they know very well that TVK is not a trustworthy party.

[00:05:03]They just backed out and they have given the the truth is they have to give their uh opportunity to their address and they have to make them as a minister but truth is that not become two ma'am if they come to >> I don't want to speak over you but the truth you also realize >> that is also fact they will be they fell short by three MLAs now what will happen out of 22 if 14 if 14 resign there will be 14 bi-elections if 12 of them win under the TVK flag. How many seats does the TVK have >> and what is the reason how >> what is happening is fair is what the people >> fair or unfair is not the question this is real politic this is real politic ma'am and what I'm trying >> are never going to be loyal to that party >> no but they they are also turning turn quotes because they don't have they don't have confidence in the current leadership two elections now people who actually believed in God >> let's discount let's discount 2019 but two elections two elections 2024 and 2026. EPS has failed. He has not been able to galvanize the ADMK.

[00:06:12]>> See failure is the stepping stone of success and even TVK one day they will also fail. You you cannot even immediately give credit to TVK that they are the best party and they are going to give the best de govern governance. When it comes to you compared to ADMK, we have given development and we have we have given the best schemes and we have given uh growth and we have given employment and and we have given empowerment for people and women.

[00:06:36]>> No, you but the voter how can you match them with us?

[00:06:39]>> The voter is not hardly for 21 days.

[00:06:41]>> Please understand this. The voter is not convinced. I know you are putting up a firm defense. I respect you for that.

[00:06:47]But you also have to read the room and write the writing on the wall. ADMK is the number three party. We are completely admitt how the party functions also. The TV doesn't even know how to function.

[00:07:04]>> That's that is all right. What I'm trying to say is the voter thought I would rather give chance to a rookie than give chance to the ADMK and party because you are the number three party.

[00:07:17]Ma'am, you're the number >> they are. They are you know people in the ground are they're very upset that you know we voted for ADMK and now people have disrespected that and trying to shift the party and >> no you know what people are saying people are very people are saying TVK was a better choice you better go to TVK we will vote for you TVK will also vote for you and the overall additional number of votes guaranteed them >> people are going to people who are taking such lasty decisions are going to regret very quickly >> well >> and they will know the value of rule and rule. He has given complete freedom for all the >> okay let me go back go across okay let me just open this up nandakumar agree disagree with guy raguram narandati g coming to you after that >> uh see uh the political uh legacy of judged by values and public perception not through inheritance certificates what madame go was talking about >> she was talking about the governance what Mr. Palnichami has delivered. But now the bigger question is that why these kind of carter movement is happening at a large number. So we need to understand that there are uh there is some a big amount of dissatisfaction is prevailing uh regarding the party's uh political future and leadership and once whenever there is a >> now you don't speak please now you don't now now you don't speak please first seven minutes only you and me spoke now let them speak please don't speak over it yes in in Tamilad history anand you see whenever there is a new political power is emerging these kind of political migration is a very common phenomena which we have witnessed during Mr. MGA's period, Mr. Wikos's period, Mr. Vijayant when he started the new party and also when Mr. OPS has got done his dharma so on and so forth. Now it is proven beyond doubt that TDK has toppled both DMK and ADMK who has been these Dan parties who has been ruling for more than nearly 60 years in Tamil Nadu. Yeah just two year and four year four months old political party could able to make a tectonic shift in the Tamil Nadu politics. So and again as Madame Gaitri was saying I I do value the uh experience but it is all about the future prospects what the politician >> not prospects also looks at >> and how dynamic was the leadership did the AIDMK lead the BJP up the garden path or did the BJP not read the room naranati >> yeah and >> one minute >> yeah anan tell me >> yeah I'm asking you >> see see I am not a you know spokesp person of ak which gri was very clearly explaining you she has to take that line as far as we are concerned we want the ak which was formed by mr and grown by m jar to be very strong as always it has been and uh that that is what we need but what has happened and what is happening in tamil nadu now right now is see tamil nadu you know that politics is a profession here so as rightly Mr. said that some people are trying to sell themselves and are these people are trying to buy some people that is what is happening. I think now everything is set and I think the problem within I think it is going >> seat sir out of 27 seats how many seats the BJP won >> and that you you decided you decided to walk a different path compared to 2024 trusting the ADMK what happened sir today where is the BJP in Tam Nadu where is the ADMK in Tam Nadu >> Anand nobody even Anand no one would have thought that TVK would have come like It it is known to everyone.

[00:11:14]>> Sir, you just now said I live I I apply.

[00:11:17]Okay. We we expected there will be a change. Okay. We made a mistake sitting in Delhi. You are in Chennai. You said politics is a business. You are 100 24/7 by7 politician on ground. You are former B state BJP president and you are saying you also did not read the room. and and see we have to respect what the people have given the verdict and we we we respect the verdict but now it is not for the TV you know buy these MLAs this is wrong this is where is the proof they have been bought where is the proof they have been bought >> when I when I when I say that politics is profession in Tamil Nadu when I say politics is profession in Tamil Nadu I telling you this is very very clear this is very >> you can make that you can make that you can you can make that you can make that you can make But I will not hold that on because there is no proof. People are proof you want. No. So you mean to say if somebody is going to pay money they will call you all cameras everybody and give it in front of you. It will not happen. It is very clear. People who are there for more than two three times as ML MPs they are going means what? This is not an easy joke. They need >> they are going because they are looking at opportunity in public life. Very clearly sir. So when when people when nas when nas quit quit other parties and join the BJP are you then trying to say that the BJP buys them over an See that that is totally different from >> No how is that different sir right now okay you're looking [laughter] you're looking at opportunity and political future opportunity and political future what if what if a large number of senior leaders believe that their relevance with the voter remains does not remain with the ADMK or under party >> I don't I don't I don't think who all sifted are leaders Okay, >> they were just faces of the party who were authorized by the parties leaders.

[00:13:07]Please understand that is what I'm trying to say. So this particular ADM case three four MLAs who resigned is definitely they have ditched the ditched >> if this three if this three four MLAs tomorrow day after or by the 5th of June turns into about 15 MLAs then what will you say Suman S Raman? Is this not a problem? Is this how you expected Adapati Palisami to heard? He was the the general secretary of the party, right? He was he was somebody who had the control over the Carter and then this one in 2016.

[00:13:42]>> Yeah.

[00:13:43]>> Anand the first step towards solving a problem is to accept that you have a problem. Ah >> so farami has neither taken responsibility for the defeat for the rather awful showing of the party and nor has he shown that he's willing to take any corrective steps.

[00:14:00]It's almost like it's business as usual.

[00:14:03]Starters are losing faith. Leaders are losing faith across the board. there is a crisis and if you look at the leadership you won't believe that they even understand that there is a crisis of existence proportions for the party.

[00:14:18]So I think that something or the AAMK needs a new leadership. It needs a leadership that can bring be in sync with the aspirations of the youth. It needs a leadership which can understand its cast constituents better and it needs a leadership that is more social media aware. TV is in power because of the social media campaign that they undertook Vijay hardly campaigned on the ground and the AAMK is invisible on social media. This has been pointed out to Mr. Arai Pisami hundreds of times. He is not willing to change track and most importantly Anand the fact that all your objective seems to be retaining control of a rapidly shrinking party and not actually bringing that party back to power.

[00:15:11]>> I think that that's a serious problem. I have been a very strong supporter of Mr. Pisami. I think he's done a fantastic job between 2017 and 2025 holding the party together and he has given good governance. I have been a strong backer of Mr. EPS in what he has done. But I think there is a time when you have to step aside and give somebody else an opportunity otherwise you will become a Rahul Gandhi.

[00:15:36]>> Yeah. No, not just after what I would just say a leader needs to evolve and the needer needs to work hard and adapt to changing times.

[00:15:45]You have to be younger. You have to be faster and you have to go where the people are and you have to continue to remain relevant to the voter. Now no matter what you say how you do it is supposed to be the DMK Gaitri program that should have been crumbling but what we are seeing right now is the ADMK crumbling and that should concern everyone you have to accept >> DMK who is actually indirectly supporting TVK right now it's only DMK 2 2.0 which is happening right now the from outside support they have VCK they have IUML and I they have communist party and directly they they're aligned with Congress so indirectly DMK is supporting TVK so actually speaking you know maybe on the floor they might be the opposition but the right opposition for >> my simple my simple point is what stopped an party what stopped an party swami openly coming out and saying we will give the TVK 18 months of support from the outside we don't want anything we want stability in Tamil Nadu why didn't he say it immediately after the results or 2 days afterwards when this entire hacking was happening why didn't he come out and say I I I accept the people I accept no I accept the people I accept no I accept the people's mandate he's 10 shot I've got I've got 34 or 40 whoever whatever number people's mandate I'm just saying you lose that is where that is where you lose you have lost initiative That is where that is where you have lost initiative as a leader. That is where you lost you lost none of the leaders NOT this is what no this is what did >> that doesn't justify after the result ma'am don't go back into the past what did Stalin say we accepted some either either you either you are willing to listen either you are willing to listen or or you have decided that I know what is what is going to be said but I'm not going to hear it >> trying to pull out some this is exactly The AIMK has added you >> supposed to give us a direct this is the this is the I'm trying to tell you by no please hear me out what I'm saying Stalin came out and said Stalin came out and said we accept the we accept the defeat and then he said 6 months we'll give to this government he was the first person first leader to say that outright party didn't say it he should have come out immediately before Stalin said and said okay we we accept the verdict of the people and we want to we want stability for Tamil Nadu. So we will without any conditions, no conditions, we'll support TVK from outside. What do you think would have happened in terms of politics? What do you think would have happened outside?

[00:18:24]>> He missed an opportunity again. This is again a problem with EPS. This is again a problem with EPS. This is this is Do you think any of the ADMK Carter would have broken up and gone?

[00:18:33]>> Do you think any of the issues would have happened? It didn't happen.

[00:18:36]>> Rebel rebel against him. That's what I'm trying to say. Okay, we we've run out of time. Ma'am, my point is this is time for int. If you don't introspect now, this party is breaking up and going away. There is no ADMK after after about uh by end of July. That's what's going to happen. Those who do not agree will go either to the BJP or they will go go to some other local party or they will go across to the TVK.