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How can the LTTE be the saviour of the ethnic minority community? Asks Karunanidhi
[18 May 2000]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader, M.Karunanidhi questioned the LTTE's claim to be the saviour of the ethnic minority community in Sri Lanka, when they themselves had killed prominent Tamil Leaders, sources said on Tuesday.

"How can a movement, which had killed the leaders of its own race, save Tamils from annihilation", the Chief Minister asked.

Karunanidhi said at the State Assembly that the DMK had distanced itself from the LTTE, because they had murdered important leaders of the Tamil Eelam movement, being    A.Amirthalingam of the TULF, Sabaratnam of the TELO, K.Padmanabha of the EPRLF and Uma Maheswaran of PLOTE.

Clarifying a statement that he had made in the House on May 12th, Karunanidhi said that he had only pointed out that he would be happy if Tamil Eelam was achieved through negotiations.

The State Government had banned a conference by LTTE supporters at Chidambaram on May 7th, which, according to Karunanidhi showed the government's commitment to prevent LTTE supporters from holding such meetings.


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