Jayalalithaa rebukes Karunanidhi

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Lashing out at her arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi for moving the Supreme Court seeking retrieval of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday termed it as a "political opportunistic drama" to hood wink people of the state.

She accused Karunanidhi of doing little to prevent ceding of the island through a pact in 1974 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and slammed him for betraying fishermen from the state, who have been suffering at the hands of the Sri Lankan authorities while fishing.

"He seems to have taken this decision for political mileage fearing I would succeed in this case like getting the final award of the Cauvery Tribunal notified in a Central gazette", she said apparently pointing to her legal and political battle seeking annulling of the 1974 accord on Katchatheevu.

Jayalalithaa took a dig at DMK patriarch for seeking the help of Congress to ensure her daughter Kanimozhi's victory in the recent Rajya Sabha election and dubbed it as "height of his selfishness".

"Karunanidhi did not take any step to stop ceding of the islet. He could have moved the court then citing the Berubari judgement by which the Supreme Court ruled against ceding of the area to east Pakistan. This was the first betrayal by Karunanidhi to fishermen of the state", she alleged in a strongly worded statement here.

Jayalalithaa accused that Karunanidhi committed "second betrayal" when his government failed to file a favourable response to her petition moved before the Supreme Court in 2008 seeking to declare the 1974 pact on Katchatheevu as illegal.

Slamming Karunanidhi, she accused him of "third betrayal" when he did nothing to pressurise the Centre to file a favourable response when the Union government argued praying for dismissal of her petition.

"The time is not far off when the people of the state will teach him a lesson," she said.(PTI)

Comments - 19

Rata Haraka Friday, 19 July 2013 06:31 AM

What 'Tamil Issue' do you refer to, Saskia? Don't try to create issues where there are none. There are lot of issue here already, too much actually, but I don't think the 'Tamil Issue' is really an issue, except for self-motivated dogs like the bloody Indians and treacherous, no good pieces of shit like yourself.

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ss Sunday, 21 July 2013 03:31 PM

After 30 years civil war, still pretend that every thing is right and all is well.

This is the real issue - pushing everything under carpet!

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Rohana Saturday, 20 July 2013 10:44 AM

These two human beings don't have any other issues to solve. They are trying create problems to Sri Lanka and trying create unrealistic situation here. Our majority tamil politicians also encouraging them to such things additionally not allowing our people to go to india even for pilgrimage. Their people visiting our motherland and returning without any problems. God save Sri Lanka from western and Indian politicians

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ANTON Friday, 19 July 2013 12:51 PM

VERY CREATIVE !!!

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Suq Madique Friday, 19 July 2013 11:41 AM

saskia...you keep repeating 'tamil issue' like a mantra but never elaborate what the issues are. Opportunist like you who thrive on issues are the ones trying to create problems where there are none as that is your bread and butter.

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ANTON Friday, 19 July 2013 11:23 AM

YEP, FEARLESS COMMENT....

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Calistus Jayatilleke Friday, 19 July 2013 10:43 AM

Kawdai Kawdai randu karanne - Nandai Maamai randu karanne. Mokatada mokatada randu karanne - podi doopathakatai randu karanne.

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Joe Sigera Friday, 19 July 2013 10:28 AM

Look Ms Jayalalitha.Now,You are crying for tigers,as we know -state elections are not that far away.OK.If you happened to face a similar problem-with another state or another ethnic group( within Tamil Nadu) what are you going to do.They bashed Tamils in Malaysia ,did you make a big noise.We in Sri Lanka,listen.If we are much powerful ,then we don"t won't to know you.

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jamal Friday, 19 July 2013 09:00 AM

The fate of this island is in peril. Properly constituted NPC could meet this challenge. Sri Lankan political clowns should understand this. If this island is lost, there would be serious consequences detrimewntal to our sovereignty.

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sanath Friday, 19 July 2013 08:58 AM

Cobra i salute u!

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san Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:19 AM

Both for political Gain

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Des Thursday, 18 July 2013 12:29 PM

Dont these two have any issues to sort in TN. Every other day they are talking about SL. They seem to be more interested in SL matters than our own politicos

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Uncle Johnson Thursday, 18 July 2013 12:28 PM

Why do you encourage your fishermen to stray into Sri Lankan waters? Also, they rob our fish, making maximum damage to sea bed and fishing nets. If they stop coming here then the question of accusing each other will not arise.

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Cobra Thursday, 18 July 2013 12:08 PM

Onna ohoma anaganilla apat karadara koranne nathiwa!

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Melwin Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:57 AM

Jaya is really worried about her prospects after Vijayakant and Ramdas episodes. Both are not with her anymore.

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Sugath Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:54 AM

India never ceded this islet; only approved that it belonged to Sri Lanka.

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Bing Kunda Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:50 AM

You annul the 1974 accord and we'll annul the 1987 accord.....Try and see, TN politicians.... Also remember, with the 1974 accord we absorbed a huge lot of your population and gave them our citizenship. Our claim for Katchchaitheevu is not without any compensation, hope you remember!

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Saskia Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:40 AM

It does not matter if it is for political gain or not but, keep this issue high and alive and push the Delhi government to solve the tamils issue in SL.

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ANTON Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:19 AM

SEEMS REAL DRAMA IS ABOUT TO START. JAYA HO

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