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“We made sincere efforts to bring the two parties together” “In the long run, the DMK, PMK parting ways will only help evil and communal forces” 
Thol. Thirumavalavan CHENNAI: The efforts by Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan to broker peace between the DMK and the PMK failed to make any headway as the general council of the PMK was not inclined towards making Vanniyar Sangam leader Kaduvetti Guru express regret for his remarks against Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and other DMK leaders. “We made sincere efforts to bring the two parties together. I don’t know who is going to gain because of the parting of the ways of the DMK and the PMK. But, in the long run, it will only help evil and communal forces,” said Mr. Thirumavalavan when told about the PMK stand that “the question of taking action against Mr. Guru does not arise now.” Mr. Thirumavalavan on Friday morning met Mr. Karunanidhi at his residence and requested him to reconsider the DMK’s decision to snap ties with the PMK so as to keep all secular forces together. “When I met him, the Chief Minister was very considerate, but felt that PMK should at least have taken disciplinary action against Mr. Guru and he should have expressed regret. Then I asked whether the DMK would reconsider its decision if the PMK was ready for it. All he would say was that let them do it first. I assumed that he was favourably disposed towards my proposal and went ahead to meet PMK leader Dr. Ramadoss,” Mr. Thirumavalavan told The Hindu. During his meeting with Dr. Ramadoss, Mr. Thirumavalavan explained that a rapprochement was, indeed, possible if Mr. Guru expressed regret. “He was neither positive nor negative. He recalled his earlier letter to the Chief Minister stating that he had never approved of Mr. Guru’s remarks. He also wanted to know the reason to rake up the issue now. I requested him not to precipitate the issue as the unity of the secular forces is the need of the hour,” Mr. Thirumavalavan said. Before venturing on his peace mission, Mr. Thirumavalavan on Thursday had discussed the issue with CPI (M) central committee members T.K. Rengarajan and W.R. Varadha Rajan and CPI State Secretary D. Pandian. The CPI (M) leaders told Mr. Thirumavalavan that the party’s secretariat meeting slated for June 25 would discuss the issue in detail. “We share the feelings of Mr Thirumavalavan that secular forces should remain together. The issue will be taken up for discussion at the secretariat meeting,” Mr. Rengarajan said. Mr. Pandian said his party was always for unity among secular parties.
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