Date:10/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/10/stories/2008101052490400.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Karunanidhi’s caution to partymen

CHENNAI: When the feelings of Tamils in the State on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue can be understood by Sinhalese, some spiders and foxes here are not able to comprehend them, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has said.

In a statement, he said this message was to caution his party members how a section of newspapers sought to twist his speech at a rally held in the city on Monday. He said different dailies, including The Hindu had carried news reports properly on his speech – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance to Mr. Karunanidhi and the Union government’s action of conveying its concerns to Sri Lankan government. However, one newspaper, had published, an incorrect report. — Special Correspondent