Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi has disputed a report published in The Hindu that said party treasurer M.K. Stalin threatened to quit his position if the DMK did not snap ties with the United Progressive Alliance.
In a statement here on Thursday, Mr. Karunanidhi said the DMK functioned on the basis of democratic principles and major decisions were not made by individuals.
He said that after Union Ministers P. Chidambaram, Ghulam Nabi Azad and A.K. Antony had met him on the Sri Lankan issue, he held discussions with senior party leaders, including K. Anbazhagan and Durai Murugan, before taking a decision on leaving the UPA.
Keywords: DMK pullout, UNHRC resolution, Congress-DMK ties, UPA government, The Hindu report, Karunanidhi rejoinder
Often MK used to pride himself that his is a democratic party with all decisions taken at the General Council Meetings. But this time no GC meeting was held and MK announced the decision to quit on his own. He thinks he is clever but even the illiterate know he is cunning and selfish.
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