Chennai
Responding to the letter of the secretary of Personnel and Administrative reforms inviting him for Monday’s meeting to be chaired by the Chief Minister, Stalin said that it would not be fair on his part to attend the selection committee meeting which does not have even a bit of transparency.
Recalling the secretary’s letter suggesting that the recommendation of the search committee would be taken up for discussion during the meeting, the Leader of Opposition said that the letter did not carry information pertaining to the number of candidates who had applied for the post of Chief Information Commissioner or their details.
He also alleged that in not providing the basic information, he has been denied the opportunity to make healthy suggestions in his capacity as the selection committee member. “I feel that the government has finalised the candidate and it was conducting a namesake meeting without providing details pertaining to the applicants as it was not ready to conduct a transparent selection,” Stalin said. The procedure adopted now for selecting a post to ensure transparency in administration would not bode well for democracy in any way and the government was attempting to cover up information related toits corruption.
Gotabaya’s victory a shock to Tamils: Oppn Leader
DMK president MK Stalin on Monday said that President-elect of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, should give up his vengeful and oppressive attitude against the island Tamils and adopt a humane approach towards them.
Remarking that Eelam Tamils were shocked and disappointed over Gotabaya winning the election with over 50 per cent votes, a cautious Stalin who avoided congratulating the Lankan President-elect, said that one could not overlook his victory in the current situation, democratically. UNHRC and other nations were aware of his anti-Tamil past, which created many problems that remain unsolved till date, Stalin, in a statement said the President-elect should rid himself of the vengeful attitude towards Tamils and act as per his conscience in a humane way. The DMK president said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who greeted Sri Lankan President-elect, should take steps from the very beginning to protect the interest and rights of Eelam Tamils.
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