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Communal forces conspiring to create trouble: Karunanidhi

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CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said that communal forces were conspiring to create law and order problems in the State to stop the Sethusamudram project.

The people of Tamil Nadu have had to wait till the United Progressive Alliance government came to power at the Centre to implement their long-cherished dream, the Sethusamudram project.

Many had tried to implement the project but there were many hindrances.

Though the Vajpayee government had issued an order for the implementation of the project and Bharatiya Janata Party Ministers signed it, there was no forward movement.

Now when the project was being implemented and at a time when the people of the State were looking forward to reap the consequent economic benefits, some realised that if the project made progress the DMK and its allies would get credit for realising this dream.

The opponents were desperately looking to stop the progress of the project and decided to inflame communal passions, he alleged.

These elements sought to ensure that the project was not implemented and they had sought to unleash violence to achieve their goal, he said.

He claimed that they planned to indulge in violence and were plotting to decide on whom to apportion the blame.

Appeal to allies, cadres

Mr. Karunanidhi urged the allies and DMK cadres to be on the lookout for such elements and foil their designs. It was the duty of all to protect law and order.

Since the DMK and its allies were in power both at the State and the Centre, these elements were trying to create a situation where the government would be blamed for law and order problems. It was as part of this that a leader had spoken about harming him.

The allies should also create awareness among the people of how anti-social elements exploited the circumstances to create trouble, he said.

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