Former Chief Minister N. Rangasamy is consulting his supporters on floating a political party, which will most probably be launched on Thursday, when Thai Poosam is celebrated.
Mr Rangasamy, who a few months ago started the spadework for a new party to take on the Congress in the coming Assembly polls in the Union Territory, is likely to convert the NR Peravai floated by his supporters in the ruling Congress into a political party.
The party, sources said, will be named after former Tamil Nadu chief minister K. Kamaraj to reflect the veteran Congressman’s loyalty to the late leader. Ousted as chief minister in 2008 and replaced by V. Vaithilingam in a decision by the All India Congress Committee to end a sustained revolt by his Cabinet colleagues, Mr Rangasamy has since maintained a low profile and skipped all party and government functions except for an event during a visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to Puducherry last October.
Despite his stoic silence, Mr Rangasamy’s supporters are keen that he cut ties with the Congress and float a new political party. Confirming that Mr Rangasamy, a strong believer in convention and mythological traditions, will announce his new party on Thai Poosam, an NR Peravai leader and close confidant of Mr Rangasamy said he continues to hold a strong base in many constituencies and will field candidates who will win those seats.
The PCC has made abortive attempts to retain Mr Rangasamy. Though the party held talks with the former chief minister, he has offered no positive response, said a senior Congress leader.
Source: http://hindia.in/tamilnews/tag/nr-peravai/
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