M K Alagiri,S/O DMK Leader M Karunanidhi Suspended From All DMK Posts Friday Jan 24,2014

Former Union Minister MK Alagiri has been suspended from all posts of the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam party (DMK). In a statement issued by the DMK on Friday Jan 24,2014 the party said that action against Alagiri has been taken for going against the party stand and for giving out statements contrary to party in the public domain.


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DMK Leader M Karunanidhi had also recently suspending five supporters of Alagiri's Madurai unit for putting up posters supporting him. Thereafter, in a statement had said that anyone flouting party discipline will face an expulsion from primary membership adding that this had been the "rule in DMK yesterday, today and tomorrow"

The Madurai unit of the DMK was disbanded a few days ago after which Alagiri spoke to a Tamil channel saying he wouldn't accept anyone other than his father as DMK chief.

Facing disciplinary action is nothing new to M. K. Alagiri.

In September, 2000, the party high command asked party cadre not to have any truck with him after three district secretaries, at his behest, boycotted the Mupperum Vizha organised by the DMK. 

The boycott was a culmination of protest by office-bearers of the Madurai urban and rural units. They resigned en masse in protest against the denial of a Rajya Sabha ticket to the then district secretary, Mr. C. Kaverimaniam, a strong Alagiri loyalist. 

Again, in 2001, he played spoilsport for a few of the DMK’s leading lights and also openly worked against the party in the local body elections. He was placated and brought back.

Alagiri hits back, says DMK will be routed

Former union minister M.K. Alagiri, who was suspended from the DMK, said he would not contest in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

The Madurai MP said his suspension was a prize given to him for seeking justice.

"Democracy is dead in the DMK. If putting up posters amount to violating party discipline, why no action was taken against those who put up posters hailing Stalin as future Chief Minister when party leader is alive," he told reporters

Asked whether he would field rival candidates against official DMK candidates, as he had done in the past he said there was no need as the DMK will be routed