Stalin should relook alliance with Cong over Katchatheevu: PMK
CHENNAI: Alleging that the Congress is the reason for handing over of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka and the grand old party is still justifying its action, PMK founder
S Ramadoss has asked CM Stalin to give an explanation as to why he is in alliance with it, which is the reason for sufferings of fishermen.
In a statement, the senior leader said that handing over the island is an unforgivable betrayal. “The impact of it is felt to date. This was the reason behind the deaths of 800 fishermen and the arrests of 6,184 of them. Kalaignar (Karunanidhi), who was then chief minister of Tamil Nadu allowed the handover. He did not take any action to prevent the signing of agreements,” he alleged.
Saying that Karunanidhi passed a lame resolution against the handover, Ramadoss alleged that the former CM allowed the handover to avoid graft investigations against him.
“Congress leader P Chidambaram says that the action was based on goodwill. But, DMK is saying now that it opposes the handover. There is a difference of opinion between Congress and DMK on the issue,” he added.
Ramadoss alleged that Congress and DMK are on opposite sides in issues such as the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka and the shifting of education to the concurrent list from the state list. “If so, what is the mystery of DMK aligning with Congress? Will MK Stalin explain?” he asked.
In a separate statement, the party president Anbumani Ramadoss urged the state government to take steps to expedite the hearing of the case against online gambling in the Supreme Court as an IT employee committed suicide in Chennai due to online gambling.
“Despite bills being passed twice banning online gambling, the Madras High Court brushed aside the bills. The government could not ensure a ban order against online gambling,” he said and urged the government to act.