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Congress chief’s remarks political: Jayakumar
Reiterating Tamil Nadu’s stand on releasing all seven convicts in former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the latter’s remark in Singapore on forgiving the convicts as political gimmick.
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Jayakumar also hit out at actor-turned politician and Makkal Needhi Mayyam president Kamal Haasan for terming it as Rahul Gandhi’s generosity.
The minister likened it to the magnanimity of the Gandhis’ and the DMK’s on display while the ethnic cleansing of Tamils continued in Sri Lanka.
“When 1.5 lakh Tamils were killed in the island nation, the then Congress-led government and its ally DMK were to be held accountable for that genocide. It could only be the magnanimity the duo could stake claims for,” Jayakumar said.
“I would like to know why Kamal calls it as Rahul’s generosity after sponsoring the genocide of Tamils. Is Kamal justifying the genocide of 1.5 lakh Tamils, and subscribing to the policies of both the Congress and DMK in this regard,” the minister said.
“Is Kamal Haasan the sole saviour of women?” Jayakumar wondered when asked to comment on Kamal’s charge against the AIADMK regime that women’s safety was in question.
On the release of Rajiv case convicts, the minister observed that the state’s stand is in line with the resolutions adopted by the Assembly, and the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court in which the views of the Centre have been sought.
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