NAMAKKAL(TN): "I will become a dictator and take action if indiscipline and irregularity rear their heads," Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin asserted on Sunday, addressing a party meet of representatives of urban local bodies.
Underscoring that local bodies are the lifeline of democracy, Stalin said the icons of social justice - Periyar E V Ramasamy and Rajaji - who held lofty positions began their public life as heads of local bodies in Erode and Salem respectively.