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Rulers can't escape punishment for abuse of power: Elangovan

By Our Special Correspondent

Chennai July 10. All sections in Tamil Nadu are eagerly awaiting the parliamentary and the Assembly elections ``which will be held soon'' and the ruling establishment ``cannot escape'' punishment for ``abuse of power'', the TNCC working president, E. V. K. S. Elangovan, said today.

In a statement here, he said the State Government's action against its employees and teachers symbolised a ``dark chapter'' in the history of Tamil Nadu and democracy, and that administrative norms had been buried.

CPI (M) condemns BJP stand

Meanwhile, the CPI (M) criticised the State BJP president, C. P. Radhakrishnan, for accusing communists of having instigated the employees. In a statement here, the State secretary, N. Varadarajan, said they had launched a strike not for new benefits, but only for restoration of the pension benefits withdrawn by the Government. When a Madras High Court judge directed the employees to call off the strike, the unions immediately agreed. But the Government went in appeal against his direction that all arrested and dismissed employees and teachers be released and reinstated.

While all political parties condemned the ``stubborn attitude'' of the Government, the BJP leader, without any concern for 13 lakh staff members and their families, was trying to please the ruling party and blame the communists for the strike. The BJP's ``anti-people attitude''was condemnable, said Mr. Varadarajan.

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