Jayalalitha a brave woman, says Laloo

By Our Staff Correspondent

PATNA, MAY 15. The RJD president, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, today welcomed the appointment of Ms. Jayalalitha as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, but ruled out the possibility of his following suit in Bihar.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Yadav maintained that Ms. Jayalalitha had received the mandate to grace the post and that she had not forcibly grabbed it; nor was her appointment unconstitutional. Describing her as a brave woman, Mr. Yadav lashed out against those who opposed her appointment and accused her detractors for having no faith in the people or the Constitution.

Mr. Yadav said that the people's verdict was the Constitution and that the law only required that she get herself elected to the Assembly within six months of her taking oath of office.

Thanking the former Chief Minister, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, for his concern, Mr. Yadav, said that his objective was not to become Chief Minister again. He said the people's mandate was for Ms. Rabri Devi and that there was nothing much to be gained even otherwise as his party happened to be in power. He said his main concern was to oust the BJP-led Government in Delhi.

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