"Sedition": BJP on Former Minister A Raja's Separate Tamil Nadu Remark

The Tamil Nadu BJP today slammed the remarks of former minister and DMK leader A Raja about the revival of the statehood demand, made first by Thanthai Periyar -- the father of the Dravidian movement -- in the 1960s. "What he said was that Tamil Nadu wants to be away from India. A Raja's speech was seditious... What he said, within the context of Indian constitution, is an offence. Without a doubt, it is an anti-national comment," said state BJP chief K Annamalai.