PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss giving VCK leader Thirumavalavan a glass of juice to break his fast, in the city on Sunday.
CHENNAI: VCK will not have any truck with Congress from now on, according to an announcement by VCK chief Thirumavalavan on Sunday. Thirumavalavan had been on a fast since January 15, demanding that the Central Government take efforts to stop the war in Sri Lanka. Breaking the fast, he said the Congress
government at the Centre was ensuring the destruction of Tamils in Sri Lanka by providing arms and personnel to the Sri Lankan government, “We have waited enough for Pranab Mukerjee to go to Sri Lanka. Congress has no respect for the feelings of the 6.5 crore Tamils. Whatever the situation is, we will have no relationship with the Congress ever.”With this announcement, he effectively eliminated the presence of VCK from any alliance in which Congress is a part. It is unclear how it will affect VCK’s relationship with PMK, as Thirumavalavan and PMK chief Dr Ramadoss are known to be close. Thirumavalavan promptly apologised for making the announcement in the presence of Ramadoss, saying that he had not taken into consideration the political compulsions of the PMK chief. Explaining the decision to his party cadre, he said, “Let’s eliminate Congress from Tamil Nadu. The only thing that will get the Congress to listen is elections. Now they have seats in the assembly disproportionate to their strength. VCK is 10 times stronger than Congress. Only dalits and tribals vote for the Congress. Let us make sure they do not win any elections.”Although the Congress was the chief target of his attack he also spoke against the AIADMK, calling both parties anti-Tamil, “Leaders from all parties met me or sent their messages expressing support over the last 4 days. Only the Congress and AIADMK have not come. I ask all political parties to ostracise the Congress and AIADMK, and break all ties with these parties.”“Jayalalithaa has insulted my real feelings for Eelam Tamils by calling this protest a drama conducted by the CM.”“I ask the communist parties and MDMK, who really care about Tamils to snap their ties with the AIADMK. We should all get together and protest,” he said.
