New Delhi:
Ruling out the possibility of the DMK returning to the Congress-led UPA alliance, party spokesperson and MP TKS Elangovan today said, "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills." He added, "we are out of the alliance and now there is no coalition
dharma."
Five DMK ministers will submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today after the DMK decided to quit the government yesterday in protest against the government's stance on the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN's top human rights body in Geneva.
The government, in a desperate bid to salvage the situation, has said that it is open to considering some amendments the DMK wants for the UN resolution, including a call for an international probe into Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes. But, sources say that it will not accede to the DMK's demand for Sri Lanka to be accused of "genocide" during its decades-long civil war against the Tamil Tigers.
The DMK's other demand, that India move a Parliament resolution against Sri Lanka, is also being considered by the government as a compromise solution to tide over the crisis. But, the BJP has made it clear that it will oppose such a move, terming it as interference in Sri Lanka's internal affairs. It also says such a move would compromise India's foreign policy.
Last night, Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA. Later he said that his party chief, M Karunanidhi, will decide whether the DMK will support the Union government from the outside.