Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Ramadoss has said Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should come out and explain what transpired in the 40-minute meeting he had with the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa.
Dr. Ramadoss told reporters here that there was nothing to blame a meeting between two political leaders but Ms. Jayalalithaa was convicted in a disproportionate assets case and her appeal was being heard in the High Court of Karnataka.
Ms. Jayalalithaa had not met any outsiders, including her party men for the past three months. “In such a situation, a Union Minister, ranked three in the Cabinet, meeting her is no ordinary issue,” Dr. Ramadoss said. “Mr. Jaitley should have avoided it. Doubts over the meeting are unavoidable. He should explain the objective of the meeting,” Dr. Ramadoss said.
On the controversy surrounding the book, Madhorubhagan , he read out few controversial lines from the book and said writers have freedom of expression but also have certain limits. “They should respect the feelings and sentiments of people,” he said.
