A Buck Does Stop There, Hackneyed

National Parties Myth and Reality.

I agree that there are logical arguments for both voting and abstaining from voting, as it is probably one of those undecidable logical questions. But having chosen to stand by the former process, I have some thoughts I'd like to share here.

I heard of an interesting strategy that a muslim progressive group is following. Their party is contesting in four constituencies in TN, including Ramanathapuram. They did not join the coalition with DMK because they were not given enough seats.But in a bid to keep non-secular parties out at any cost, they are promoting and consolidating the status of the DMK member in Ramanathapuram. It is paradoxical and perhaps a joke to some that they are campaigning against their own candidate, but perhaps common logic may not give satisfactory answers either.

While that stands there, I'd like to know why Barkha Dutt (read NDTV) is going on and on with the hackeneyed "National" versus " Regional " party descriptions when everyone knows that Congress and BJP are regional parties themselves (only they are confined to a certain "National-language" belt!).

The other aspect of this outdated thinking is that the south parties such as DMK PMK ADMK are referred to as non-ideology based , unlike the CPs, and hence they will move to the largest bidder. As arguments go - this is strange. It's another slavish feature of the english-speaking individuals that while they recognize Marx as an idealogue (and Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, and the Advani types) They have no thought of Periyar and Ambedkar, Muthulakshmi Reddy (just a sample, there are many more) and other important champions of dravidian liberation movements! It's quite ridiculous.

If I think this way, I almost don't beieve, almost but not quite, that there's any need to vote and prop up the democracy concept for the benefit of silly, progress-faking journalists like the NDTV and co...