DMK comes to rescue once again

Nov 28, 2012 |

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Every time the DMK flexes its muscles against the UPA government to reverse any “anti-people” decision, it had invariably taken a U-turn at the last moment in the name of rescuing the Central government, generally citing threat from communal forces.

Following the government’s decision to announce a new round of reforms, including FDI in retail, DMK president M. Karunanidhi said his party would support the opposition if it moved a resolution in Parliament against FDI.

He made this statement on October 1 after the party’s high-level executive committee meeting. Karunanidhi toned down his stand after meeting finance minister P. Chidambaram.

The DMK’s decision to back the UPA on FDI in the retail sector came a day after his party’s parliamentary leader T.R. Baalu gave notice in the Lok Sabha for a discussion on the CAG report regarding 2G scam.

However, a senior DMK leader denied any backroom deal in supporting the UPA on the FDI issue.

“Our leader has been consistently saying that the party is supporting the Congress-led government only to keep the communal BJP at bay.

Since the state government is not forced to allow FDI in the retail sector, we are supporting the Centre,” he reasoned.

A Left party leader said the DMK chief had once again put his party’s interest above national interest. “One cannot forget DMK’s volte face in voting in support of the 13-month-old BJP government in the Centre in 1999.

Karunanidhi then justified his party’s decision saying Jayalalithaa’s corruption was more dangerous than communalism. Now, he is justifying his support for the UPA by citing the threat from communal forces,” he said.

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