Dmk Quits Upa

The DMK, which quit the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, today slammed the Centre for adopting a "discriminatory" approach in protecting fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who have been suffering at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy.

After several senior Cabinet ministers said they "strongly disapproved" the CBI's raids against DMK leader MK Stalin, the investigating agency defended its action and said the searches were conducted in accordance with procedure and were not intended to target any particular individual.

BJP on Thursday said CBI searches at DMK leader M K Stalin's residence is an example of the "blatant" misuse of power by the UPA government for its survival and proves that it uses the probe agency to muzzle allies who are walking out of the ruling coalition.

As the government claimed it had no role to play in the CBI raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's house this morning, the politician's father and DMK party chief M Karunanidhi said that his party "is often falsely implicated. It may be or may not be political vendetta."

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin's house is being searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Chennai in connection with alleged illegal import of cars.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accepted the resignations of five DMK ministers and forwarded them to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has said she will back the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.

The government said on Wednesday it was still able to pass reform legislation in parliament, a day after DMK abruptly quit the ruling UPA coalition, but ministers did not answer questions on whether it would call a snap election.

The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee tonight and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA.

The BSE Sensex fell sharply on Tuesday after the DMK pulled out of the ruling UPA coalition. The Sensex plunged nearly 350 points to slip below the key 19,000 mark before paring some losses.

The DMK, which quit the government this morning, has said two moves by the government could help it reconsider. Firstly, it wants India to introduce strong language in a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Secondly, the DMK wants the Indian Parliament to adopt a resolution against Sri Lank...

The DMK said on Tuesday it would reconsider its decision to quit the UPA if the government passed a resolution against Sri Lanka in parliament.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi has said her party pulled out of the Congress-led ruling coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on war crimes in Sri Lanka because it "had no choice."

The DMK, which quit the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, today slammed the Centre for adopting a "discriminatory" approach in protecting fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who have been suffering at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy.

After several senior Cabinet ministers said they "strongly disapproved" the CBI's raids against DMK leader MK Stalin, the investigating agency defended its action and said the searches were conducted in accordance with procedure and were not intended to target any particular individual.

BJP on Thursday said CBI searches at DMK leader M K Stalin's residence is an example of the "blatant" misuse of power by the UPA government for its survival and proves that it uses the probe agency to muzzle allies who are walking out of the ruling coalition.

As the government claimed it had no role to play in the CBI raids at DMK leader MK Stalin's house this morning, the politician's father and DMK party chief M Karunanidhi said that his party "is often falsely implicated. It may be or may not be political vendetta."

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin's house is being searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Chennai in connection with alleged illegal import of cars.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accepted the resignations of five DMK ministers and forwarded them to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has said she will back the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.

The government said on Wednesday it was still able to pass reform legislation in parliament, a day after DMK abruptly quit the ruling UPA coalition, but ministers did not answer questions on whether it would call a snap election.

The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee tonight and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA.

The BSE Sensex fell sharply on Tuesday after the DMK pulled out of the ruling UPA coalition. The Sensex plunged nearly 350 points to slip below the key 19,000 mark before paring some losses.

The DMK, which quit the government this morning, has said two moves by the government could help it reconsider. Firstly, it wants India to introduce strong language in a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Secondly, the DMK wants the Indian Parliament to adopt a resolution against Sri Lank...

The DMK said on Tuesday it would reconsider its decision to quit the UPA if the government passed a resolution against Sri Lanka in parliament.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi has said her party pulled out of the Congress-led ruling coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on war crimes in Sri Lanka because it "had no choice."