Secessionist ideology spreading in TN: Left parties
The Left parties on Saturday cautioned against the spread of
"secessionist ideology" in Tamil Nadu by "a misguided few" seeking an
end to killings in Sri Lanka, saying it would harm India and not help
Tamils in the island.
"The spread of violent secessionist ideology by a misguided few will
harm the suffering Tamil minority in Sri Lanka and also result in
unwelcome unrest in Tamil Nadu," Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) state secretary N. Varadarajan told journalists in a village
near here.
"The solution to the ethnic issue in our neighbouring country has to
be within the ambit of its integrity and unity through democratic,
peaceful and political dialogue and certainly not by military means," he
added.
He demanded impartial action against all political parties and
individuals indulging in anti-national activities.
"Those against India's national integrity have no place in our
society," Varadarajan said.
Varadarajan spoke after distributing relief in Uthapuram, a village
20 km from here that was affected by caste violence.
Congress legislator C. Gnanasekharan decried attempts to eulogise
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
"Those who speak against India's national integration and unity
should not be spared since anti-social elements have begun taking
advantage of parties hailing Prabhakaran as a freedom fighter,"
Gnanasekharan said.
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has warned miscreants vandalising
statues of political leaders with imprisonment under the Goondas Act.
MDMK leaders Vaiko and M. Kannappan and two movie directors have been
jailed since Thursday for seditious activities after they reportedly
spoke in support of the LTTE. |