Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today charged her
arch rival and DMK chief M Karunanidhi with adopting double standards on FDI
issue and alleged he had by assuring DMK's support to UPA in the wake of it
approving FDI, extended his support to it.Referring to his recent media interaction after Trinamool
Congress pulled out of UPA following FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in
diesel price, she recalled he had said his party does not act in haste on
alliances."He had said DMK does not pull out in haste and only
does if there is an ideological difference and that it upholds coalition
dharma. (By saying so), he has clarified that he supports Centre's decision on
FDI," she said in a statement here.Further, though he had extended DMK's support to the September
20 bandh called by Opposition parties, the party "maintained silence that
day," she said, adding, he had however, claimed in a statement that
thousands of shops had downed shutters to "create an image as if DMK
participated in the protest."This was another instance of his "double
standards," Jayalalithaa said, accusing him of adopting similar tactics on
the Cauvery issue and the Koodankulam nuclear power project, which is in the
midst of an anti-nuclear protest.Holding that Karunanidhi's son and Union Fertilizers
Minister M K Alagiri was DMK's representative in the Cabinet Committee on
Political Affairs which decided on FDI and diesel price hike, Jayalalithaa
asked if he had attended the meeting and voiced opposition. She demanded
Karunandhi to clarify Alagiri's presence at the meeting.On his criticising her for flaying the recent ruling of the
Cauvery River Authority, she said it was the DMK leader who had "remained
ignorant" of Karnataka taking up works on the Cauvery and its tributaries
since 1970 when he first expressed no objection to a dam on Hemavati river by
that state."While being in power both at the Centre and state, he
could never succeed in convening the CRA," she said.Her government had decided to move Supreme Court against the
"injustice" meted out by the CRA ruling, where the Prime Minister had
directed Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs against Tamil Nadu's demand of two
tmc ft as per distress sharing formula, which was turned down by the upper
riparian state.She also charged the DMK chief with adopting double
standards on the power situation and the Koodankulam issue, saying his
government had done little on power generation fronts. It had also failed to
ink agreements for long-term power purchase at lower costs and had gone in for
the more expensive 'Power Exchange.'"As for Koodankulam, the state government had
sanctioned Rs 500 crore for taking up welfare activities in the area. I wish to
point out to Karunanidhi that following a peaceful situation, efforts (for
power generation) will be expedited," she said."Karunanidhi has this habit of fishing in troubled
waters by issuing contradictory statements to whatever initiatives I take in
the interest of Tamils. On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu, I insist him to
stop issuing such statements keeping in mind the welfare of Tamils," she
said.Holding that Karunanidhi's son and Union Fertilizers
Minister M K Alagiri was DMK's representative in the Cabinet Committee on
Political Affairs which decided on FDI and diesel price hike, Jayalalithaa
asked if he had attended the meeting and voiced opposition. She demanded
Karunandhi clarify Alagiri's presence at the meeting.On his criticising her for flaying the recent ruling of the
Cauvery River Authority, she said it was the DMK leader who had "remained
ignorant" of Karnataka taking up works on the Cauvery and its tributaries
since 1970 when he first expressed no objection to a dam on Hemavati river by
that state."While being in power both at the Centre and state, he
could never succeed in convening the CRA," she said.Her government had decided to move Supreme Court against the
"injustice" meted out by the CRA ruling, where the Prime Minister had
directed Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs against Tamil Nadu's demand of two
tmcft as per distress sharing formula, which was turned down by the upper riparian
state.She also charged the DMK chief with adopting double
standards on the power situation and the Koodankulam issue, saying his
government had done little on power generation fronts. It had also failed to
ink agreements for long-term power purchase at lower costs and had gone in for
the more expensive 'Power Exchange.'"As for Koodankulam, the state government had
sanctioned Rs 500 crore for taking up welfare activities in the area. I wish to
point out to Karunanidhi that following a peaceful situation, efforts (for
power generation) will be expedited," she said."Karunanidhi has this habit of fishing in troubled
waters by issuing contradictory statements to whatever initiatives I take in
the interest of Tamils. On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu, I insist him to
stop issuing such statements keeping in mind the welfare of Tamils," she
said.
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