One plus two is three - DMK to MDMK!!

I was quite taken when I read the news about Vaiko meeting Jayalalitha at Poes Garden to announce the pre-poll alliance that both the parties agreed upon. At one time, I appreciated his enthusiasm when he decided to follow the YSR's formula, padayatra, that worked so well in Andhra Pradesh. That was the time I thought he woukd pull some of DMK cadres into his side but that didn't do the trick.

MDMK is not a party that is as big as DMK or AIADMK but as always power only can keep it alive. He parted ways with DMK long time back but has been supporting as an ally in both at the centre and the state. I am quite surprised with the telephonic discussion that Vaiko had with kalaignar about the seat sharing arrangement in the coming polls. This is what Vaiko had to say when interviewer asked him about the differences with DMK..

On March 3, the DMK conference was about to commence. By 8 am, I spoke to Karunanidhi over the phone. While meeting the press earlier, he had said, 'I told Vaiko one or two [seats] may be reduced.'
I told him over the phone, 'Even if you reduce one or two, you should give me 23 or 22.' He said [he would reduce] 'One, two or three.' I said, 'You never mentioned three earlier.' His answer was 'one plus two is three.'

I said, 'This is jugglery with words. I don't want to compete with you in this.'
I even begged him to give 23 seats but he refused. Then, he brusquely said, 'Let the conference be over. Then, let me think over it.'
By 1 pm, he met the press and said 22 seats would be given to the MDMK. The door was shown to me. It is an insult to my self-respect and the dignity of our party.

What can one say about kalaignar's quantitative skills? I can't imagine a 81 year old man coming up with a talk like this with somebody he has been working with for years. He is one of the founder members of DMK and has been Chief Minister of TN four times. Let us assume he just tried to have a funny conversation with Vaiko after all his wit was well known to everybody. But, this has been made public by Vaiko in a very serious note. I hear from everyone around that Amma did pretty good job this term. People of Tamilnadu have been known for their impatience with incumbent governments. Who would be the Chief Ministerial candidate from DMK camp is another thing I would be interested in. All in all, it would be an interesting election!