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Karunanidhi condemns demolition of Rajiv statue

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CHENNAI: Pointing to the “contradictions” in the AIADMK’s stand on the Sri Lankan issue, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Saturday described as a “comedy” the walkout of the party’s members from the Rajya Sabha to condemn the arrest of MDMK general secretary Vaiko, saying it was AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa who first issued a statement, demanding the arrest of LTTE supporters.

“Ms. Jayalalithaa said she would have arrested them, had she been in power. Instead of supporting their party leader’s point of view, the AIADMK MPs have staged a walkout. It is a comedy,” Mr. Karunanidhi said in a statement. Condemning the demolition of the Rajiv Gandhi statue at Kodungaiyur, Mr. Karunanidhi said the police had been asked to arrest the culprits under the Goondas Act.

“It seems some anti-social elements have done it deliberately. Some miscreants in Tamil Nadu are desperately waiting for a rift to develop between the Congress and the DMK. Their façade will slip soon.” As for Ms Jayalalithaa’s demand for fixing Rs. 2,000 a tonne of sugarcane as government advisory price, Mr. Karunanidhi said she would have asked for Rs. 3,000, if the government had agreed to give Rs. 2,000.

He said while it was the duty of the Opposition to demand more, the principle of the ruling party was to fulfil their demand.

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