Beware pro-LTTE parties: Swamy

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI, APRIL 6. The Janata Party president, Dr. Subramanian Swamy, today warned that the LTTE, through its political supporters, was trying to usurp power in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, after the Assembly polls.

Dr. Swamy, talking to mediapersons here, said the people must be cautious of the ulterior motives of the pro-LTTE political parties in the State. By aligning her party with the PMK and the Dravidar Kazhagam, the Congress president, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, had ``betrayed'' the memory of Rajiv Gandhi, he said.

Claiming that the AIADMK supremo, Ms. Jayalalitha, would not be able to contest, Dr. Swamy said he would seek permission to intervene if she went in for appeal against her conviction in the apex court. No one had so far come forward to support a common candidature, mooted by the Janata Party, against Ms. Jayalalitha. The Janata Party, Dr. Swamy said, would support good and clean candidates, irrespective of party affiliations, in the constituencies where it was not contesting. It however, would not support BJP candidates. Dr Swamy said he would take up the matter with the Election Commission the issue of the poll date coinciding with the annual Chitrai festival in Madurai. He would also demand that the EC declare Madurai as `disturbed area' and post the CRPF for `bandobust'.

Seats shared with BFB

Meanwhile, the Janata Party and the Bharatiya Forward Bloc (BFB), which have formed an alliance, have identified their constituencies.According to a press release, a joint meeting held in the presence of Dr. Swamy here today, also decided to allow the BFB candidates to contest on `Chakra haldar' symbol of the Janata Party.

The Janata Party would contest in 20 constituencies: Madurai Central, West, East, Tirupparankundram, Melur, Samayanallur, Sholavandan, Bodi, Theni, Tirupathur, Tiruchi-II, Thottiyam, Pattukottai, Kumbakonam, Omalur, Udagamandalam, Karur, Tirunelveli, Kadaladi and Periyakulam.

The BFB would field its nominees for five seats: Usilampatti, Sedapatti, Tirumangalam, Athur and in any constituency where Dr. Krishnaswamy of Pudiya Tamilagam contests.

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