
AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa said on Friday that she would expose Chief Minister M Karunanidhi by preparing and presenting to the public a dossier of misdeeds by his family members.
Even as the common man was facing troubled times due to inflation and a slowdown in the agriculture sector, Karunanidhi8217;s family had amassed wealth worth several crores. But even as the family added enough to its private bank to last 10 generations, the Union Government was too engrossed in ensuring its own survival to pay much notice, alleged Jaya, one of the fiercest critics of the DMK party and the Government.
This compendium of misdeeds would be presented to the people before the coming general election, she promised. 8220;The AIADMK has decided to build up a dossier on the Karunanidhi family, which will be placed before the people at the time of the next elections,8221; said Jaya, urging the public to forward any information about the 8220;wrongdoings of the Karunanidhi family.8221;
She also charged that Karunanidhi8217;s sons were also acting like 8220;chief ministers8221;. Karunanidhi8217;s elder son M K Azhagiri is the regional heavyweight of the party in the southern districts of the state, although he does not hold any formal post. On the other hand, M K Stalin, the younger son is said to the heir apparent to the chief minister8217;s post and is currently serving as Local Administration Minister in the state Government.
The former CM went on to name all prominent members of the family in her statement, including Karunanidhi8217;s grandchildren and 8220;their spouses, in-laws, close associates and friends,8221; alleging that each of these power centres have been allotted 8220;areas of operation8221; such as transfers, postings, contracts and so on.