TN Verdict: A rebuke to family in politics - Economic Times

The Tamil Nadu assembly election result was viewed as the test-case of public opinion on the 2G corruption case. One might argue since 1991, the people of the state have largely voted for change, either in favour of the Karunanidhi-led DMK or the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK.

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But, the present verdict - the landslide victory of the AIADMK - should be seen more than for a change management. It has as much to do with the 2G scam as it is with family politics. In the 2006 poll, the DMK got only 90 seats in the 234-member assembly, but managed to form the government with the support of the Congress and PMK from outside. It improved its tally to 99 by winning some bypolls. The opposition AIADMK finished second with a tally of 60 seats. This time, the DMK front was reasonably strong, with the Congress and PMK on its side. But by capitalising on the strong anti-DMK wave and roping in, in the main, actor Vijayakanth's DMDK, Jayalalithaa has scored a thumping victory. The scale and sweep of her victory astonished many seasoned observers.

TN Verdict: A rebuke to family in politics - Economic Times