Jaya serves warning to allies

She said if the dispensable vegetables imagined that they made up the entire dish, “we can only pity them.” To her, the AIADMK was a solid and permanent fixture in the State’s political scene like the `gundaan’ in the kitchen.

She referred to her party as the `ladder’ which had helped severalpersons to power. “Those who respected the ladder and were grateful to it, would remain at `powerful heights’, well respected by others.” But those who kicked the ladder, “would only break their legs and get shattered beyond recognition.”

Jayalalitha’s targets could well be the Bharatiya Janata Party or any of the other regional allies, the MDMK which organised a parallel rally in Chennai and the Pattali Makkal Katchi and the Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress, which had found a berth in the BJP-led Government.

She accused her allies of betrayal, after using her to win seats in the last Lok Sabha elections, and warned them against walking out on her at the current juncture.

Jayalalitha also launched an oblique attack against Union Home Minister L K Advani. Though not mentioning his name directly, she declared, with a tinge of sarcasm, “Not only I, but the entire Tiruchy witnessed the anger displayed by a `great leader’ against Karunanidhi here on February 14 (following the serial bomb blasts inCoimbatore).

“We all thought that due action would be taken. But even seven months after the blasts, those who spoke angrily have all calmed down. The promise of due action has been thrown to the winds.”

The AIADMK leader faced a restless and unruly crowd at the well-attended meeting and tried hard to restore order. She repeatedly appealed to the hysterical crowds to remain calm, at one point even threatening to walk out of the meeting.

On several occasions, she declared that the entire country, “From Kanyakumari to the Himalayas”, was keenly watching, waiting to hear what she had to say. But the rather desperate appeals fell on indifferent ears.

BJP objects to Jayalalitha’s remarks

NEW DELHI: The BJP has expressed unhappiness over AIADMK general secretary Jayalalitha airing in public her percpional differences with the government over the issue of dismissal of the Karunanidhi government in Tamil Nadu. The party said as the AIADMK was a major partner in the coalition government, itsleader should desist from making charges against the government.

BJP general secretary M Venkaiah Naidu described as unfortunate her remark that the govt had failed to act against DMK as it had promised in the wake of serial bomb blasts in Coimbatore. He categorically denied any such assurances given by Home Minister L K Advani or any other BJP leader.

Therefore the question of forgetting about the promise doesn’t arise, he said.