This Article is From Apr 20, 2009

Karunanidhi is like Chanakya: Sri Lanka

Karunanidhi is like Chanakya: Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka:

Reacting to DMK chief M Karunanidhi's statement that he did not view LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran as a terrorist, Sri Lanka on Monday said the Tamil Nadu chief minister was a 'Chanakya' trying to exploit the issue for electoral gains.

"Mr Karunanidhi is a Chanakya. He knows what to say and when. Not that he is not aware of Prabhakaran's attitude," said Minister for Social Welfare, Douglas Devananda,

"One should know that Prabhakaran has kept nearly 70,000 innocent Tamil civilians as hostage and using them as a human shield," he added.

Devananda, also the chairman of the task force for rehabilitation and development of North Sri Lanka further said, Karunanidhi is considering the election in Tamil Nadu while talking about Prabhakaran.

On Sunday, in an explosive interview, Karunanidhi said that Prabhakaran, the head of the LTTE is not a terrorist.

The DMK chief jokingly referred to Prabhakaran as his friend. He also said he would have the deepest regret if the LTTE chief is killed in the war with the Sri Lankan Army.

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