evolve strategies to make sure more people particularly youth join our party we are lagging behind a lot in social media strategies we want to change all thatdo you think ntk has eaten into the mdmk votesi would put the ntk as a right wing organisation the same as the bjp they thrive on spreading bitterness there is none in our party who believes in dividing people on religion or caste lines so comparing the mdmk with the ntk is not appropriate as to whether the ntk has eaten into the mdmk votes i would say nohow do you hope to fill your fathers shoesi can never fill his shoes from fighting for the rights of the state for multiple issues like the mullaperiyar cauvery hydrocarbon exploration and neutrino project his contribution to tamil nadu is immense for me to fill his space is impossible i have been telling my cadres not to expect a vaiko from me i am a normal guy i have many inefficiencies i would rather function as part of the team evolving new strategies that would find traction with the public and taking brand vaiko to the peopleit was the dmk vs the aiadmk in tn now the bjp is claiming to be the third largest party where does the mdmk standthe focus right now is not to divide the antibjp vote though i wouldnt agree with the view that the bjp has emerged as the third largest party we cannot take things lightly we cannot have right wing politics coming into tamil nadu they would like to make an entry into tn and kerala at the same time the mdmk is a party on its own and we would like to grow when it comes to elections seats are allocated based on the strength of the party so our immediate focus is to ensure that we get the election commissions recognition we want to champion peoples causes with a very efficient state government we want to be a bridge between the public and the governmentwhats your strategy for the growth of the mdmkmy view is that we have to focus on current affairs we have dravidian ideologies and core beliefs including tamil language women empowerment the mullaperiyar issue and sri lankan tamil welfare which are all important at the same time water electricity education health and civic infrastructure are crucial for the common man the educated youth dont get jobs they deserve industries have left tn over the past 10 years during the aiadmk rule i have requested the leadership to focus more on these common man issues so that there will be better traction among the youthhow is the dmks rule in the state and the bjps government at the centrethe cm and his team have done a commendable job especially with the budget the cm has gone to dubai and the government is taking efforts to bring in investments and set up industries which will bring down unemployment on the other hand