Strange bedfellows

The saying goes that 'politics make strange bedfellows'. The unthinkable seems more and more possible.

A column in the Indian Express by Neerja Chowdhury postulated the joining up of forces of Ms. Jayalalithaa and Vaiko. I quote;

When some Tamil commentators had predicted — as early as 18 months ago — that Vaiko would make common cause with Jayalalithaa before the elections, it had appeared an implausible scenario. Yet both Vaiko and Jayalalithaa benefit from this tie-up.

Well, here is the man who people thought would never get back with the person who imprisoned him under POTA. But he has his reasons as we see from the interview here (courtesy rediff.com)

Here is an interesting quote from the interview;

And, you called her a fascist then.
Yes. These are all part of the game. It has happened. Let us forget the past. If you stick to the past, no political party can forge an alliance with any other political party. So, I will tell the public, let us forget the past.

Watch this space for the second part of the interview.