Jayalalitha flays Karunanidhi for condoling Selvan’s death

Condemning Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for ‘eulogising’ LTTE political wing Secretary Thamilselvan, AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha on Saturday night demanded the dismissal of his Government for violating the Constitution by supporting the banned Sri Lankan outfit.

In a statement, she said Karunanidhi’s action of praising Thamilselvan, killed in an air-strike by the Sri Lankan Air Force on Friday, was unconstitutional as the LTTE was banned in India and its leader V. Prabhakaran was a proclaimed offender in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

She alleged it was clear from Karunanidhi’s action he had ‘secret ties’ with the LTTE and had been ‘helping’ them.

Jayalalitha said Karunanidhi had not commented yet on the recent arrest of a Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) activist for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition which also showed he was helping the LTTE.

“Such a person has no right to be Chief Minister and Karunanidhi has lost that right,” she said and demanded that the Centre take immediate steps to dismiss the DMK Government. PTI