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K Radhakrishnan, Karaikudi
Question: What is your take on Pakistani newspapers alleging that Hindu rightwing extremists were responsible for the bombing of Samjhauta Express?
Answer: Pakistan's disinformation doesn't surprise me. But the pseudo-secularists' buying this lemon is a mystery.
S Venkata Narayanan, Aattuppannai
Question: What do you read in the DMK spokesman's opinion in connection with the clamour for UP government's dismissal being refuted by the party?
Answer: He has gone on record saying that the UP government should not be dismissed and that his party is against the use of Article 356 of the Constitution. This is supposed to be the "principle" of the DMK. But, the party has refuted that statement. In other words, the party has now said that it is not opposed to the use of Article 356. Therefore, the party's leadership has contradicted its own established stand. The DMK is unmatched on the issue of being dual faced in vital matters.
P Narayanan Janaki Niwas, Madurai 18
Question: In what way can the BJP justify its demand for the dismissal of the UP government in the light of its having opposed the same thing in Bihar when there were charges of horse- trading?
Answer: The BJP's stand on Mulayam Singh may prove to be detrimental to the party's interests in future.
Sinthanai Selvan, Srivaikuntam
Question: The Deccan Chronicle has published an article saying that the Sethu Samudram scheme will not yield expected results. Comment.
Answer: Some experts had expressed similar opinions in the past, which were published in Thuglak. But all these will not lead to the scrapping of the scheme because this milch cow will not be sacrificed by those who have nursed it.
S Zuleikha Beevi, Keezhchcharakkalvilai
Question: The Central Bureau of Investigation has decided to appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Laloo Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi in the Patna High Court in the graft case. Comment.
Answer: Perhaps the CBI believes that it can conduct the case to successfully lose it in the Supreme Court as well.
Ilayaraja, Pudur
Question: Why do you think all the Tamil [political] parties that expressed strong opinions against the hanging of those [terrorists] who attacked the Parliament are silent on the sentences of capital punishment pronounced against the Dharmapuri bus arsonists?
Answer: At least this charge will not lie against the DMK. The public prosecutor – a representative of the DMK government strongly argued seeking the death sentence for the Dharmapuri bus burners. The [Sessions] court agreed with him. And it was the same DMK that insisted on saying that the capital punishment pronounced against Afzal was totally wrong. The DMK chief has the habit of issuing contradictory statements on almost every issue. This matter is no exception.
Avvai K Sanjeevi Bharathi, Avvaiyar Palayam
Question: Do you think that the Tamil Nadu government is aware of the well entrenched moves of the LTTE?
Answer: I am sure that the government knows much more than what we do. But the government seems to be ignoring most of its knowledge in this regard. The central government's worry on this account seems to be absent in the state.
Recently, a boat belonging to the LTTE, captured by the Coast Guard was destroyed by the TN police. This act raises eyebrows. Its being berthed in the harbour with its explosive lined walls was indeed a danger. Therefore, naturally it had to be towed out to sea. But why did the Tamil Nadu police (read DMK government) destroy it without properly examining it at mid-sea? Couldn't the hidden evidence in the boat have led to the unmasking of the LTTE's contacts in Tamil Nadu? Was the boat destroyed to prevent just that? Naturally doubts have arisen about the motives of the police – especially in the light of its denying the charges levelled against the LTTE by the Coast Guard and saying that Tamil Nadu wasn't the destination for its consignment of explosives and allied items. In short, it was a certificate of good conduct issued by the TN police to the LTTE! One needn't be surprised if news items emerge in future alleging that the TN government had indirectly helped the terrorists.
Sinthanai Selvan, Srivaikuntam
Question: Recently the union information and broadcasting minister Ambarish quit in a huff over the Cauvery Tribunal's award. What do you think that Karunanidhi, whose party is part of the central coalition, will read in this development?
Answer: He will [secretly] welcome it because the resignation will give rise to a notion that Karnataka ended up on the losing side. Such a facade will contribute to Tamil Nadu's public opinion revolving around the feeling that Tamil Nadu stands to gain by the award. In turn, Karunanidhi is bound to feel that it will reduce his embarrassment in the matter.
R Mohan, Theni
Question: "I will not resign and appeal [against the Madras High Court's order] in the Supreme Court [because] I am a pure Tamilian. This is my state and home..." says State Election Commissioner Chandrasekaran. Comment.
Answer: Opposition parties had opined that he isn't a bureaucrat, and is rather a politician. Now the person in question has "officially" confirmed it!
R Mohan, Theni
Question: What would you say to Vijayakant's comment that the masses should behave like judges during elections?
Answer: Better not do it. Why invite trouble? If people behave like judges, Arcot Veeraswamy will get angry and will warn them. Kalaignar will praise him. Unnecessarily the common public will feel threatened. If people remain as they are, the ruling party will not train its guns against them.
Athirai Yusuf, Chennai 1
Question: The common adage goes, "everybody is the king of this nation." Why not include queens in it as well?
Answer: There have been many kings who had become paupers. I have not come across historical references about queens becoming paupers. Therefore, male paupers can be regally praised. Please leave queens out of it.
R Kannan, Petharangapuram
Question: What could be the current status of the state exchequer?
Answer: "For the time being, let us utilise the funds allocated by the central government and international aid agencies for daily expenses and freebies. If the situation worsens, other options like an overdraft can always be considered for bailing us out," would, in my opinion, more or less be the mindset of the bureaucrats who are in charge of handling finance.
K Sampath, Thirukkazhukkunram
Question: Who amongst the two main political leaders of Tamil Nadu – Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa-- would have developed ulcers due to the growth in stature of Vijayakant?
Answer: As far as Jayalalithaa is concerned, the defeat in an election would be considered as the result of bogus votes and a conspiracy of government officials. Therefore, she would take it as a minor aberration. The setback, in her reckoning, would be deemed as temporary. The masses at large, she may think, are with her and on that count the results of the next elections may catapult her back to power. Her obstinacy on these lines propel her to assume that Vijayakant's growth is a facade which will soon disappear. Thus, it is a non-issue as far as Jayalalithaa is concerned. Kalaignar totally depends on electoral alliances for survival. The growth of a party that is outside the sphere of influence of his political alliances would be considered by him as an unnecessary evil. On that count, Karunanidhi may also be worried that his vote bank may shrink and some of its fringe benefits would be of use for DMDK. In the final analysis, only Karunanidhi would develop political ulcers due to the growth of Vijayakant.
V Muthiah, Tirunelveli 6
Question: You had commented that Vijayakant will only end up splitting votes and not achieve victory to which the DMDK supremo reacted by saying, "a boneless tongue is bound to wag," in an interview published in a Tamil periodical. Comment.
Answer: If I have the right to criticise him, does he not have to reply in kind? Both of us have stuck to each other's methods of criticism.
(Translated from Thuglak by TSV Hari) |
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