OVER A CUP OF COFFEE - TAMILNADU AND CHIEF MINISTER
Shyam and Gopu settled in the Coffee Table in the outskirts of the City and spoke how a State does not have the benefit of an elected CM due to ill health and a party which is having a majority has failed to elect a leader temporarily even to look after the duties of CM. It is not an emotional issue and it is a question of governance. The day-to-day administration have come to a standstill is the real truth. Acting with proxies and unauthorised people cannot be taken as having rule in a State. Due process of law must be followed to ensure continuity in administration.
It is a very unfortunate that the people of Tamilnadu even those not from party cadres airing their views with emotions carrying the day. When the CM was admitted in Appollo hospital, she was having fever and dehydration, that is how, it was given to understand. With no transparency on what is going on in the Hospital all sorts of rumours floated in Tamilnadu and also through WhatsApp everywhere. The grand old man from the Opposition asking for the truth in the treatment to CM must have had ulterior motive but is it alright for keeping the people of the State in darkness, who had voted this party to power to govern. How anybody can say that a group of people did meet the CM and took orders in the early stages of treatment and later on even the Governor could not visit as advised by the Doctors due to the nature of illness. Officially the Hospital also has issued a statement that the CM will have to stay in the hospital for a longer time. This happened even as a Doctor from UK had to be consulted and he in turn telling the reporters he would be in touch and expect to come back in a week's time. While it is correct that panic should not be created among the dire and vehement supporters/cadres of the party in power and also the general public and for the same reason a ruling dispensation even as a temporary measure is the answer.
Here it is to pointed out that those who know Tamilnadu, will look askance when something like this is suggested for, for them, nothing other than the CM can be given the role to carry the mantle. Tamilnadu has taken the level of politics where the Ministers have roles to play as offered by the party Supremo whether it is DMK or AIADMK. Hierarchy has not been built with constant shuffling, downgrading of ministers with no reasons brought out to the public who have elected them. Rumours have a great role for knowing such things and with the multiplicity of newspapers and TV channels, they have field day in bringing all sorts of reasons. These should play a greater role in decision making by the Governor for bringing in normalcy in the State with clear assigned role for the person who has to run the day-to-day administration in the absence of the CM. The Centre can support a regional outfit to be in power but cannot go to an extent where you play no role when necessary.
Above all, the Governor cannot keep silent without acting to bring in normalcy to the State and day-to-day administration carried out with due process of law. The ruling party in the state, AIADMK should be asked to take necessary action to keep the Administration in Tamilnadu is done with due process of law. At this, Shyam opined that the Governor should fall back upon his legal advisers and should get the alternative and treat this as an emergency where the CM has fallen sick and cannot act for quite some time on her own. While agreeing Gopu said, it is equally important that the ruling party should on their own go in for consultations among its Working committee and also according to the rules enacted by the party to put the official machinery back on track. This is more appropriate rather than forcing a solution on it. They owe to the people who elected them and also those who have done so, in the interest of fair and stable administration. This is the time for the party to prove that they can get their act together to see Tamilnadu is provided the administration they deserve. Will they atleast name a person as Deputy CM to look after the duties until the CM gets well?
Shyam and Gopu bid goodbye and wished wiser counsel prevails.
Shyam and Gopu settled in the Coffee Table in the outskirts of the City and spoke how a State does not have the benefit of an elected CM due to ill health and a party which is having a majority has failed to elect a leader temporarily even to look after the duties of CM. It is not an emotional issue and it is a question of governance. The day-to-day administration have come to a standstill is the real truth. Acting with proxies and unauthorised people cannot be taken as having rule in a State. Due process of law must be followed to ensure continuity in administration.
It is a very unfortunate that the people of Tamilnadu even those not from party cadres airing their views with emotions carrying the day. When the CM was admitted in Appollo hospital, she was having fever and dehydration, that is how, it was given to understand. With no transparency on what is going on in the Hospital all sorts of rumours floated in Tamilnadu and also through WhatsApp everywhere. The grand old man from the Opposition asking for the truth in the treatment to CM must have had ulterior motive but is it alright for keeping the people of the State in darkness, who had voted this party to power to govern. How anybody can say that a group of people did meet the CM and took orders in the early stages of treatment and later on even the Governor could not visit as advised by the Doctors due to the nature of illness. Officially the Hospital also has issued a statement that the CM will have to stay in the hospital for a longer time. This happened even as a Doctor from UK had to be consulted and he in turn telling the reporters he would be in touch and expect to come back in a week's time. While it is correct that panic should not be created among the dire and vehement supporters/cadres of the party in power and also the general public and for the same reason a ruling dispensation even as a temporary measure is the answer.
Here it is to pointed out that those who know Tamilnadu, will look askance when something like this is suggested for, for them, nothing other than the CM can be given the role to carry the mantle. Tamilnadu has taken the level of politics where the Ministers have roles to play as offered by the party Supremo whether it is DMK or AIADMK. Hierarchy has not been built with constant shuffling, downgrading of ministers with no reasons brought out to the public who have elected them. Rumours have a great role for knowing such things and with the multiplicity of newspapers and TV channels, they have field day in bringing all sorts of reasons. These should play a greater role in decision making by the Governor for bringing in normalcy in the State with clear assigned role for the person who has to run the day-to-day administration in the absence of the CM. The Centre can support a regional outfit to be in power but cannot go to an extent where you play no role when necessary.
Above all, the Governor cannot keep silent without acting to bring in normalcy to the State and day-to-day administration carried out with due process of law. The ruling party in the state, AIADMK should be asked to take necessary action to keep the Administration in Tamilnadu is done with due process of law. At this, Shyam opined that the Governor should fall back upon his legal advisers and should get the alternative and treat this as an emergency where the CM has fallen sick and cannot act for quite some time on her own. While agreeing Gopu said, it is equally important that the ruling party should on their own go in for consultations among its Working committee and also according to the rules enacted by the party to put the official machinery back on track. This is more appropriate rather than forcing a solution on it. They owe to the people who elected them and also those who have done so, in the interest of fair and stable administration. This is the time for the party to prove that they can get their act together to see Tamilnadu is provided the administration they deserve. Will they atleast name a person as Deputy CM to look after the duties until the CM gets well?
Shyam and Gopu bid goodbye and wished wiser counsel prevails.
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