'Another emissary must accompany Gopal'

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, OCT. 2. The Film Federation of India (FFI) has appealed to the Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to send one more emissary along with Mr. R. R. Gopal to secure the release of the Kannada actor, Mr. Rajkumar, and two others from the brigand Veerappan.

The FFI president, Mr. P. V. Gangadharan, told reporters after meeting Ms. Parvathamma Rajkumar that the federation had been watching the developments keenly since the start of the crisis.

The federation did not reaction earlier as it felt the two governments were handling the situation in their own way. Since a sort of disinformation campaign was carried out on the emissary's role, it was necessary to send another person with him to the forests.

To a question, Mr. Gangadharan said the FFI would organise a nation-wide bandh soon.

No hasty decision: Krishna

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, who had patiently borne criticism within the Congress(I) of his handling of the crisis, today said no hasty decision could be taken on the sensitive issue. An all-party meeting is to be held tomorrow to discuss the crisis. During a function at the Congress Bhavan on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, he said ``forget about others, at least Congressmen should realise it''.

He was making an oblique reference to the party MP and former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa's misgivings over the handling of the abduction crisis and his open support to the State bandh on September 28.

Another senior Congress(I) MP and former Railway Minister, Mr. C. K. Jaffar Sharief, had been quoted as having said that the crisis should not have been allowed to drag on.

Mr. Krishna said he believed that one should speak softly but also carry a stick not visible to others. Good leadership meant taking the right decisions after weighing all the consequences.

A hasty decision would not beget a good result, the Chief Minister said and pointed to Gandhiji adopting the path of non- violence to secure freedom for the country.

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