Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam leader Vijayakant on Saturday said that his party had nothing to do with an advertisement that appeared in a Tamil eveninger on Friday criticising the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leadership.
In a statement here, he said his party leaders and cadre were issuing advertisements in newspapers in connection with a conference on “restoring the rights of the people,” at Salem on January 9. The conference's objective was to oust the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government. Unexpectedly, an advertisement had been inserted in the eveninger in the names of DMDK leaders, in which the AIADMK leadership had been criticised.
The DMDK had nothing to do with the advertisement.
It had been issued with the intention that those opposed to the present rule should not come together. The people would give a fitting lesson to those who gave the advertisement. He said that if the paper had carried the fake advertisement without knowing the truth, it should apologise immediately.
The party leaders whose names figured in it would identify those who gave the advertisement and initiate legal proceedings against them.
He said the party was conducting the conference with a clear mind. It would not, in any way, help the DMK retain power in the State.
