No comparison

Sir, - Mr. Karunanidhi, while suggesting a Czechoslovakia type separation of Tamils in Sri Lanka, has compared it to a divorce in a failed marriage which should be accorded if a husband and a wife cannot live together.

In this connection I am reminded of the reported remarks of Gandhiji to a woman who at a public meeting asked him why he opposed partition of India which she said was like two brothers wanting to separate and live their own lives. Gandhiji replied that he would not object to that, but if two babes in the womb want to separate after tearing their mother apart, he could not stand it.

The Czechoslovakia separation was probably like a partition among brothers, but Eelam will be certainly tearing the mother apart.

P. S. Ramaseshan,

Chennai

Sir, - In the forthright Editorial ``An irresponsible stance'' (June 6) you have rightly described Mr. M. Karunanithi's advocacy for the separation of Sri Lanka as unwarranted and unwelcome.

That Mr. Karunanidhi started saying (after his recent visit to Delhi) that he would be personally happy for a Tamil Eelam and has now raised the pitch in consonance with the MDMK and the PMK (both known to be overt supporters of LTTE) can only be ascribed to the DMK chief's anxiety to keep the partnership with them intact with an eye on the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections just a year away.

The Dravidian partners of the NDA have dealt a serious blow to the credibility of the Vajpayee Government by their double-speak which is nothing short of ``hunting with the hound while running with the hare.'' Indeed, the Centre's stout defence of Kashmir against its division on ethnic lines will henceforward sound hollow in the context of the partners of the NDA openly espousing the cause of a separate Tamil Eelam.

N. K. Suryanarayanan,

Bangalore

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