Post-poll blackmail-politics of DMK demanding much more than its proportionate share, must not be accepted. Other allies like TMC and NCP will also make demands for extra ministerial-berths only if DMK’s unfair demand is accepted. Rather with such a thumping victory, ministerial-burden on the exchequer should have been largely reduced by reducing ministerial-strength to just 10 per cent of strength of Lok Sabha as per original recommendations of Administrative Reforms Commission. Congress should be rigid as it has been with RLD where it has indicated Ajit Singh to give ministerial berth only if RLD is merged in Congress.
Subhash Chandra Agrawal
Delhi