What’s Aadhav Arjuna up to?

Chennai: The vignette of VCK president Thol Thirumavalvan sharing the limelight with Chief Minister M K Stalin at the centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha on Thursday prompted many to wonder if Aadhav Arjuna, the recently suspended deputy general secretary, will have a successful second innings in the VCK fold after his six month suspension and if he will be able to continue with what he had been doing and speaking in the last four months. Sources close to Arjuna claimed that his spirit had not been dampened by the suspension announced by Thirumavalavan on December 9 after deliberations with the party top brass on the controversy that erupted after he made a the speech in the presence of Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam founder Vijay at the book release function organized by a Tamil magazine group. Though Arjuna took the suspension in his stride and said that he would be pursuing the dreams of Thirumavalavan, social media and political analysts started speculating on his political future and the DMK-VCK alliance since he had taken a clear stand against the DMK, even suggesting that the party was practicing the system of monarchy that he would fight against. Also since Arjuna comes from a wealthy family background – his father-in-law Santiago Martin, known as the Lottery King, is a multi-billionaire who was a top investor in the controversial electoral bonds and Arjuna too owns several businesses – Vijay might rope him into the party that did not have experienced strategists now, the sources said.