‘DMK should cut ties with UPA over Lanka ’
By V Sudharshan
12 Oct 2008 11:44:00 PM IST
CHENNAI: The New Indian Express survey, undertaken by C-fore in 10 Tamil Nadu cities, has found that a significant percentage of respondents wanted the DMK government to cut off ties with the UPA for the centre's role in arming and training the Sri Lankan armed forces.
A significant percentage also supported the idea of sending our armed forces into Sri Lanka if LTTE chief V Prabhakaran were in imminent danger of being cornered.
A substantial portion was of the opinion that the organization which has waged a bloody campaign for a separate state consisted of freedom fighters and was the sole and genuine representative of the Tamil voice in Sri Lanka. As much as 40 per cent said they would be willing to donate money and materials for Eelam.
Notably, only a minuscule fraction thought that it was akin to Pakistanis supporting the Kashmir struggle.
At the same time, 94 per cent favoured a more robust approach to prevent a fallout on Tamil Nadu soil from the Sri Lankan problem, through measures like joint patrolling, preventing Indian fishermen from fishing in Sri Lankan waters as well as denying the use of Indian shore for LTTE activities.
A number of those surveyed were for commuting the sentence awarded to Nalini for her role in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi for one reason or the other, though a third were against such a move. Coincidentally, only a fraction wanted Prabhakaran to stand trial, if captured, for his role in the assassination.
Political leaders in the state would also be interested in noting that mobilizing support for the Tamil cause was way below the other pressing priorities such as the deteriorating power situation and the price rise.
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