''I am party chief till my breath stops '' asserts PMK founder Ramadoss

    Villupuram, Jun 13 (PTI) PMK founder-leader S Ramadoss on Friday asserted that he will continue to be the party president till such time he is alive.
    With no signs of an end to the quarrel between Ramadoss and his son Anbumani over helming the Pattali Makkal Katchi, the octogenarian leader wondered how Anbumani could dictate terms to him.
    Ramadoss said the only solution is Anbumani agreeing to be the party's executive president and follow his guidelines. He reiterated that he built the PMK brick by brick.
    Ramadoss told reporters that Anbumani gave him "orders" and asked how could he do so. When he saw Anbumani, his blood pressure shot up and it actually happened during his visit to Salem and doctors had to intervene.
    The PMK founder said: "He (Anbumani) said I should not use the microphone (at party meetings in Dharmapuri/Salem) to address cadres and that not more than 200 party workers can be mobilised."
    Further, Ramadoss said: "Also, if party men wish to meet me, they may meet me only in my room (hotel room where he stayed) and this was also his (Anbumani's) order. How can he give directions to the party founder himself? I did not give him such powers. Till my breath stops, I am the PMK president; founder and founder-president."
    Fifty-six year old Anbumani, meanwhile, announced, "Tamil Nadu people's rights retrieval yatra," for 100 days commencing from July 25, the birthday of his father and PMK founder Ramadoss.
    The objective of the yatra is to win 10 rights. These are right to social justice, women's right to live free from violence, right to employment, right to farming and right to food and right to development.
     Other rights his journey will be focusing are: right to public service, right to health and right to education, and right to be free from alcohol and drug harm and right to sustainable urban development and right to a healthy environment, according to the party.

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