Despite repeated failures, the Congress Party, it appears is refusing to learn any lessons. Congress is already being accused of resorting to dynasty politics. In the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the party has recommended tickets to the sons, daughters and relatives of the senior leaders.
The Congress Party was allocated just 25 seats by the DMK in the elections. However, the list forwarded by TN congress leaders to the Centre has many close relatives of sitting politicians. This is causing a heartburn among the loyal and hard-working party workers. For instance, former union minister Elangova’s son Tirumagan was given Erode East seat. Similarly, leader of the Congress legislature party int he state KR Rama Swami’s son RM Karumanikyam got Tirivadanai ticket. Former MP Rangaraja Kumar Mangalam’s son R Mohana Kumar Mangalam was given Omaluru seat. Virudhu Nagar MP Manik Tagore got a party nomination for his uncle Ravichandran in Meluru seat. Similarly, H Vasanta Kumar’s son Vijay Kumar was given ticket to contest from Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
Clearly, the Congress seems to be believing that the seats should be all in the family and only wards of senior politicians should get the tickets. Loyal party workers are angry with this nepotism. They are demanding that the high command should undo the wrongs.
