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Hogenakkal issue: Karunanidhi denies using harsh language

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Writes to Manmohan, Sonia
Quotes The Hindu newspaper report

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said he had not used any harsh language either at a public function or during the debate on the resolution adopted unanimously by the State Assembly on Tuesday on the Hogenakkal drinking water supply project issue.

Referring to the reported remarks made by former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna in New Delhi on Wednesday about his observations on the issue, the Chief Minister explained his position in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

“As a person who has understood me fully well, I am quite sure, you will not believe or even imagine that such provocative words would have been uttered by me,” Mr Karunanidhi said, marking a copy of his letter to Mr Krishna.

He also sent the Assembly resolution’s text along with his letter.

He quoted the news item published by The Hindu on March 31 on his speech at a public function in Chennai on Sunday which said: “The Chief Minister said the scheme had been cleared by the Centre. The Karnataka government had also given its clearance.

At this stage, some politicians in Karnataka were trying to sabotage the scheme just to gain political mileage. Their attempts would not succeed, he added.”

In his letter, he said: “You will agree with me that no one can misinterpret my words, if one goes through my speech very carefully. A Chief Minister of a State cannot keep quiet, when in the neighbouring State, buses from Tamil Nadu are burnt; Tamil cinema houses are ransacked; Tamil Sangam office at Bangalore is attacked and Tamils in that State are kept in constant fear.”

He hoped that Dr. Singh and Ms. Gandhi would appreciate the “just cause” for which Tamil Nadu had been fighting within the democratic and constitutional framework.

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