Dravidar Kazhagam president K Veeramani, MDMK leader Vaiko, lyricist Vairamuthu, Congress leader Peter Alphonse, Suba Veerapandian, writer Tamilachi Thangapandian will speak on the “cadres leader” at party headquarters Anna Arivalayam on Monday.

The organisers have carefully chosen the titles “Son of Muthamil Arignar,” “unmatchable administrator,” “expectation of India,” “voice of the oppressed,” “One among you” and “dream of the youth” to celebrate the DMK president, who will be leading a major or rather first Parliamentary elections in the absence of his father and master strategist Karunanidhi.

The event has been scheduled a week ahead of the birthday of Stalin, who, understandably, was learnt to have planned to abstain from the felicitation. Significantly, VCK, minority and Left party leaders are missing in the list of guest speakers. In the same breath, the organisers have conveniently skipped the topic “electioneering prowess of Stalin,” who has yet to prove his bravado on the poll front. 

Though critics might consider it a tad too early to have a toast, party leaders argue that it could be an occasion used to lift the morale of party cadre ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections.