Ex-min: Jaya made blunder in 1999
AIADMK
minister Kadambur C Raju on Wednesday said former chief minister J
Jayalalithaa
made a historic blunder by withdrawing support for the
BJP
govt at the Centre in 1999.
The remark invited sharp criticism from his party colleagues, forcing Raju to clarify that his statement was misinterpreted.
At a joint meeting of AIADMK and BJP cadres in Tuticorin on Wednesday, Raju had said the withdrawal of support for
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
led BJP in 1999 had led to Congress capturing power, thereby enabling DMK to be part of the Union govt for more than a decade after that.
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"Amma (Jayalalithaa) was the one who supported the formation of govt in 1998, but she was misguided by a `Swamy,' due to which she withdrew support for BJP, overthrowing the govt by a single vote in 1999.
It was a grave historic blunder due to which the DMK grew by being part of Union govt for 14 years," he said.
After the govt was dissolved, Karunanidhi extended support for Vajpayee to form govt in 1999, and the govt completed its full five-year tenure successfully in 2004. AIADMK spokesperson Vaigaichelvan said Kadambur Raju shouldn't have made such a statement. He said Jayalalithaa took the decision considering the political scenario prevailing in 1999.
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"We don't usually criticise the decision of late leaders, and Raju should have avoided this statement," Vaigaichelvan said.
Raju clarified that his statement was misinterpreted and that he was only flaying the DMK for enjoying political clout by allying with BJP as well as Congress at the Centre.
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