Chennai: Kanimozhi's arrest brings to an end, at least temporarily, her much-hyped rise in the DMK family.
On Friday afternoon, the Delhi court hearing the 2G scam case rejected her bail application and ordered her immediate arrest. The DMK Rajya Sabha MP and party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter was then sent to Tihar Jail.
Kanimozhi, seen as the party's urban and articulate Delhi face, is largely believed to be Karunanidhi's favourite child. She shares a love of writing Tamil literature and poetry with him and is the one member of Karunanidhi's family that talks the language of the GenNext.
The DMK MP, now 43, has a Masters in Economics, was a journalist employed with several publications and also ran a website before she joined active politics. She is also a published poet and is seen as Karunanidhi's literary heir while her two half-brothers joust for top honours as his political heir.
She was also actively involved in organising cultural events like Chennai Sangamam, Chennai Marathon and also various job fairs across Tamil Nadu.
Kanimozhi was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2007. The post was a result of family dynamics, when the Maran brothers fell out with the DMK first family over an opinion poll.
Kanimozhi was not known to push for anyone, until her closeness to former Telecom Minister A Raja turned out to be her nemesis.
It is surprising to note how bulk of the media is unable to distinguish between an arch Dravidan like Karuna Nidhi or his daughter's view about Diwali as the Northern Aryan festival and their aversion to celebrate the same. It is a different matter that she should have got the bail irrespective of the festival now that the charges are framed and the deferment could be of technical nature. When yhe media is trying to portray itself aS KNOW ALL,CURE ALL PROBLEMS it is sad to see them falter this way.
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