Telengana State? Kalaignar getting any ideas!?

The past few days indian news media headlines have been hogged by the Telengana state issue, precipitated by KCR's "fast unto death" saga. Our good old Congress govt. at the Centre buckled to pressure caused by the local politician's failing health on account of his 11-day unnavritham, and perhaps correctly decided that this age-old demand can not but keep getting shoved under the carpet time and time again, and forced itself to act. Nevertheless, I could not but help crack up when I read this morning one senior congressman, when asked about his party's "midnight" decision to yield to the telengana concept, asserting - "... the congress makes the right decision at the right time."

As a tamil, outside observer of AP politics, I started wondering what our tamil political dudes were thinking with regards to happenings in our neighboring state. Of course one may recall our good friend Kalignar was at least at one time a big fan of secessionist politics perpetuated by his mentor Anna and ideologue Periyar, back in the 1950's when they had put forth the DK/DMK demand for creation of "Dravida Nadu" out of India. Current state of affairs does not afford Kalaignar any need or opportunities to play such divisive politics. But here is an idea (or fear?), now that he is a CM waiting for the right moment to relinquish his office to his offsprings. What if Kalignar decides to get really creative and carves Tamil Nadu into two states - Northern Tamil Nadu with Stalin as CM, and Southern Tamil Nadu with Azhagiri as CM? This way his soul could rest in peace convinced that he has done both of his illustrious political sons equal justice. Oh, I forgot all about his daughter Kanimozhi, who may also cry foul and demand a third piece of the pie, perhaps a Western Tamil Nadu with Ooty as the capital? This would be a perfect set-up for equitable family inheritance of the CM's chair, wouldn't it? If Kalignar goes with this idea, would someone put in a word for me for a suggestor's commission? Or may be at least a free color TV?