"What struck me most was that my community still continues to accept a position of humiliation only because caste Hindus persist in dominating over them. You must rely on your own strength, shake off the notion that you are in any way inferior to any community".Babasaheb Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Puthiya Tamizhagam leader K. Krishnasamy on Tuesday took exception to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's argument that A. Raja was forced to quit the Union Cabinet because he was a Dalit.
“Spectrum scam involves multinational companies and corporate houses. Mr Raja was heading the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. What does being a Dalit have to do with the scam,” he asked while talking to reporters.
Accusing the Chief Minister of insulting the oppressed sections of society by unnecessarily giving a “Dalit twist” to the scam, Dr. Krishnasamy also questioned the claim that a single person could not have appropriated such a huge amount of money.
“Does the Chief Minister mean that more people are involved in the scam,” he asked and added that only a probe by Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) would bring out the truth. Dr. Krishnasamy came down on the DMK government for its “failure” to prevent flooding of Chennai and neighbouring areas. He said that the government should start distributing relief amounts immediately after assessing the situation and the exercise should not go beyond December-end. “In January begins the election year. So the government should not be allowed to distribute money after December,” he said.
Dr. Krishnasamy said his party would organise blood donation camps on December 15 to mark the 13th anniversary of the party.
Source: The Hindu dt 08.12.2010
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