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Stalin seeks to put an end to row over DMK MP's remarks on Cong stalwart Kamaraj

Stalin seeks to put an end to row over DMK MP's remarks on Cong stalwart Kamaraj

Chennai, July 17 (UNI) Seeking to put an end to the ongoing row over some remarks
made by DMK Rajya Sabha MP Trichy N Siva against late Congress stalwart and former Chief
Minister K Kamaraj, which drew strong condemnation from Congress and other Opposition
parties, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today appealed to all to
avoid needless debates on this and instead strive to fulfill the dreams and vision of the
late leader.
Mr Stain also urged the people not to fall frey to those trying to gain political mileage
out of the issue.
In a post on X, he recalled that social reofmer Periyar hiled Kamaraj as a true Tamilian
and DMK Founder and late CM C N Annadurai did not field a candidate against Kamaraj
in the bypoll to Gudiyatham Assembly seat.
Recalling all the arrangements made by late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi like a son for the
last rites of Mr Kamaraj after he died, Mr Stain said it was Mr Karunanidhi who constructed
a memorial for him and declared his birth anniversary as Education Development Day.
Mr Stalin said he felt humbled when Mr Kamaraj, depsite his ill health, attended his marriage
and showered his blessings. "I felt it as a honour", he added.
Ponting out that Kamaraj had dedcated his life to social justice, communal harmony and secularism,
Mr Stalin, without making any direct reference to the remarksmade by Siva, who is also the Deputy
General Secretary of the DMK, observed that it was unfair to have any unnecesary debates about
such a great leader and called for preserving his respect and dignity.
Mr Siva's remarks has caused some heartburn among the Congress functionaries and wokers
and resulted in unease in the Congress-DMK ties.
Some of the congress functionaries also called for action against Siva and Lok Sabha MP
Ms Jothimani said she would take up the matter with Mr Stalin.
Opposition party leaders, including AIADMK, BJP, PMK, AMMK and other parties also condemned
the remarks of Siva and sought to know whether the Congress was prepared to quit the DMK front
for insulting Kamaraj.
Talking to reporters, former BJP National Governing Council member and former State President
K Annamalai said the DMK had no right to talk about the late leader, as it was responsible for
defeating him in the 1967 elections.
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