<p>Jolted by his party's rout at the hands of arch rival AIADMK in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls, DMK Treasurer and party chief M Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin today offered to resign from all party posts.<br /><br />Stalin, who led the party's poll race by handpicking the candidates for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, offered to quit owning moral responsibility for the debacle, party sources said.<br /><br />DMK failed to win a single seat out of the 34 it contested in Tamil Nadu besides the Puducherry segment. <br /><br />Its allies who contested the rest of the seats also drew a blank.<br /><br />However, Karunanidhi was yet to take a call on the matter and was in a huddle with senior leaders of the party, the sources added.<br /><br />Stailn's elder brother M K Alagiri, expelled recently for alleged indiscipline, had reportedly demanded his younger sibling's resignation holding him responsible for the poll debacle.<br /><br />DMK's poll preparations and turf war with AIADMK revolved around Stalin, who took complete control in the wake of the expulsion of his elder brother, Madurai-based Alagiri, even as the former Deputy Chief Minister himself had embarked on a whirlwind campaign to ensure his party candidates' victory.<br /><br />Stalin, also the chief of the DMK youth wing, has been involved in a sibling war with Alagiri on the issue of who will be the heir apparent to Karunanidhi although the 89 year-old patriarch had hinted preferring his younger son.</p>.<p>In Madurai, Alagiri seemed not to attach much importance to Stalin's offer to resign, dubbing it as a 'drama'.<br /><br />"I don't watch or hear unnecessary news. I came to know only from you about his (Stalin's} offer to resign," he told reporters when sought for his response on the matter.<br />"All this is a drama. He will pretend to give resignation letter. Someone will prevent him. <br /><br />Then the DMK president (Karunanidhi) will say he will not accept the resignation. You wait and see how long this drama is enacted," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Stalin's supporters held protests outside the Chennai residences of Karunanidhi and the DMK Treasurer against his offer to quit party posts. </p>
<p>Jolted by his party's rout at the hands of arch rival AIADMK in the April 24 Lok Sabha polls, DMK Treasurer and party chief M Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin today offered to resign from all party posts.<br /><br />Stalin, who led the party's poll race by handpicking the candidates for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, offered to quit owning moral responsibility for the debacle, party sources said.<br /><br />DMK failed to win a single seat out of the 34 it contested in Tamil Nadu besides the Puducherry segment. <br /><br />Its allies who contested the rest of the seats also drew a blank.<br /><br />However, Karunanidhi was yet to take a call on the matter and was in a huddle with senior leaders of the party, the sources added.<br /><br />Stailn's elder brother M K Alagiri, expelled recently for alleged indiscipline, had reportedly demanded his younger sibling's resignation holding him responsible for the poll debacle.<br /><br />DMK's poll preparations and turf war with AIADMK revolved around Stalin, who took complete control in the wake of the expulsion of his elder brother, Madurai-based Alagiri, even as the former Deputy Chief Minister himself had embarked on a whirlwind campaign to ensure his party candidates' victory.<br /><br />Stalin, also the chief of the DMK youth wing, has been involved in a sibling war with Alagiri on the issue of who will be the heir apparent to Karunanidhi although the 89 year-old patriarch had hinted preferring his younger son.</p>.<p>In Madurai, Alagiri seemed not to attach much importance to Stalin's offer to resign, dubbing it as a 'drama'.<br /><br />"I don't watch or hear unnecessary news. I came to know only from you about his (Stalin's} offer to resign," he told reporters when sought for his response on the matter.<br />"All this is a drama. He will pretend to give resignation letter. Someone will prevent him. <br /><br />Then the DMK president (Karunanidhi) will say he will not accept the resignation. You wait and see how long this drama is enacted," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Stalin's supporters held protests outside the Chennai residences of Karunanidhi and the DMK Treasurer against his offer to quit party posts. </p>