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Centre takes dim view of Jayalalithaa's action

By Harish Khare

NEW DELHI, OCT.30. At the senior-most level, the Centre has taken a dim view of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, making public her conversation with the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, on the transfer of the Governor, P.S. Ramamohan Rao.

Two very senior Cabinet members felt that Ms. Jayalalithaa has committed a ``breach of propriety'' and acted against the spirit of the oath of office. Another senior Minister is clear that "it is breach of privilege" — the conversation between two Constitutional functionaries is a privileged communication and ought not to have been made public.

The view is that this ``departure'' from the accepted norms of confidentiality would not augur well for federal relations. However, the Centre is also at a loss on its options, if any.

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