Minister sticks to ‘ terrorists’ remark

Nagercoil, TN: Sticking to his charge that there are terrorists in Tamil Nadu, Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan on Friday said the Centre was ready to extend help if the state sought its support to rein in such elements, even as ministers dismissed his accusation. “There are terrorists in the state. Even chief minister K. Palaniswami and a senior police official have spoken of this,” he said, reiterating the charge he has been making for over a year that they have a free run in Tamil Nadu. Asked if the Centre would render assistance to rein in such terror elements, the minister of state for finance and shipping told reporters, “if the Tamil Nadu government seeks help, we will do it for sure.”