NEW DELHI, March 19: DMK tonight withdrew its support to the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and ruled out any reconsideration, a move that makes the Government vulnerable despite its assertions of having a Parliamentary majority.
A five-member DMK delegation headed by T R Baalu handed over a letter by party supremo M Karunanidhi to President Pranab Mukherjee at 10.30 PM at Rashtrapati Bhavan withdrawing support of its 18 Lok Sabha MPs to the UPA Government.
DMK ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow to submit their resignations, Baalu told reporters after handing over the withdrawal letter.
Asked whether there was a possibility of reconsidering its decision, Baalu said, “Who said there is a window of resolution. After having submitted the letter of withdrawal of support, where is the window of resolution.”
Baalu parried questions on whether DMK will extend outside support to the UPA, saying, “We will do whatever our leader (Karunanidhi) decides”.
DMK has been pressing ahead with its demand that India should push for amendments to a US-sponsored resolution in UN Human Rights Council so that it calls for an independent international probe into “genocide” of Sri Lankan Tamils in the island nation. (AGENCIES)
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