CHENNAI: A day after declaring his party’s alliance was “only with the people and god”, actor Vijayakanth interviewed nearly 350 aspirants for his 
DMDK party’s Lok Saba campaign.

In the backdrop of speculations that the Congress was still wooing him, Vijayakanth ploughed through a mound of over 2,000 applications for Lok Sabha tickets on Monday.

He questioned them about their popularity in their home districts, found out how much money they would be able to spend if they were contesting and tested their loyalties with some choice queries. Some of the questions he posed to the candidates included how popular they were in their region, how much money they would be able to spend and whether they would abide by whatever decision the party takes.

The actor personally interviewed about 350 applicants at his party headquarters in the city, and promised to meet all 2,067 cadres who submitted their applications over the next two days, giving the impression that the DMDK would be contesting on its own and fielding candidates in several constituencies for the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu.

Kicking off his party’s roadshow on Sunday, apparently said to be a token campaign on an auspicious day, Vijayakanth gave enough indication that his party would neither go with the ruling DMK nor the AIADMK.

However, his roadside speeches came with a rider. The actor announced that he would clear his stand on March 26.

Source : Times of India.