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In a statement here, he said the resolution sought to divert the people's attention from real issues. Quoting statements that the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, had made to the press from the early nineties, he said the AIADMK had been "inconsistent" in its approach to the Sri Lankan problem.
Reject resolution: Vaiko
The MDMK general secretary, Vaiko, described the day as a "sad day" and demanded that the Centre reject the resolution. At a time when peace prospects were bright, a resolution of this nature would only impede it. Armed struggle was `forced' on the Sri Lankan Tamils because of the `repressive measures' adopted by successive Governments in that country. The resolution seemed only to aid the "designs" of the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, who was opposed to the peace move. The MDMK did not support violence and would never resort to violent methods.
It's welcome: Chidambaram
The Congress Jananayaka Peravai (CJP) welcomed the resolution and said it would not impede the peace process. The CJP, which was formed by the former Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, protesting the decision of the Tamil Maanila Congress to ally with the AIADMK, said that any move to extradite the killers of the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, would be welcomed by it. Though extradition might not be "practical", attempts needed to be made nevertheless, Mr. Chidambaram told presspersons here. The DMK's stand of neutrality was "no stand", he said. The request for medical treatment for the LTTE ideologue, Anton Balasingham, did not hold water since better facilities were available in Singapore, Thailand and London. On the National Democratic Alliance's troubles, he said that after the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's April 12 "anti-minority" statement, there was "no justification for any of the secular parties to support the NDA Government".
DK has no locus standi: Swamy
The Dravida Kazhagam general secretary, K. Veeramani, has no locus standi to speak on behalf of the Tamils of India, the Janata Party leader, Subramanian Swamy, said here today. Reacting to Mr. Veeramani's statement that if the resolution calling for the extradition of Mr. Prabakaran was moved in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, would face criticism from Tamils, he said that the Governor and the Union Home Ministry should take note of Mr. Veeramani's veiled threat. The Speaker should suo motu move a breach of privilege motion against the DK leader because his threat was to ensure that the MLAs did not vote in the House without fear or favour as required by the Constitution. The NDA parties in the State — the DMK, the PMK, the MDMK and the BJP — had been "thoroughly exposed" by their opposition to the resolution in the Assembly, Dr. Swamy said. He added that Ms. Jayalalithaa should be congratulated for her courage and patriotism.
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