The Hindu : Find out Truth Voice links: BJP

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Monday, Jun 23, 2003

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Southern States - Tamil Nadu

Find out Truth Voice links: BJP

By Our Staff Reporter

KARUR JUNE 22. The BJP has called upon the State Government to mount a tight vigil against those out to foment trouble with the counsel of the militants interned at the Coimbatore prison.

At its State executive, which ended here today, the party also stressed the need to find out those behind the `Truth Voice' organisation and take suitable action against those who planned to disturb peace in the State.

Lambasting those who used language as a weapon for political gains, a resolution said ``it was already blunted.'' In fact, only after the Dravidian parties came to power did Tamil education take the back seat, the party State general secretary, H. Raja, said.

Detailing the deliberations of the executive, he said the BJP supported the demand for declaring Tamil a `classical language.' A delegation led by the party national secretary, L. Ganesan, would soon meet the Prime Minister to press for an expeditious announcement. He appealed to the section of Tamil scholars, who had threatened to launch an agitation to press the issue, to drop the move.

The meeting also took to task parties, ``which instead of condemning Pope's utterances on the anti-forcible conversion law, rushed to revile the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa's reaction to the Papal concern.''

On possible alliances for the Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Raja said while the BJP's national priority would be to secure a majority of its own, the party would decide on the alliance issue only after the polls were announced, and before that, it would concentrate on strengthening the party organisation.

The party also urged the State Government to remove the ban imposed recently on filling up teachers' posts that would fall vacant, saying the teacher-student ratio would suffer otherwise. It also wanted establishment of feeding centres for cattle, which suffered on account of the continuing drought-like conditions in several districts.

Mr. Raja urged the Government to advise district administrations and the police apparatus to act fast against offenders under the anti-usury ordinance.

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