Left would not do anything harmful to UPA: DMK

The DMK has expressed hope that the Left parties would not do anything ‘harmful’ to the UPA government.

The DMK on Wednesday expressed hope that the Left parties would not do anything ‘harmful’ to the UPA government.

“I don’t think they will do anything harmful to this government… I don’t think they will leave room for the communal forces. I hope for a solution. They are our friends,” DMK leader and Shipping and Surface Transport Minister T R Baalu told reporters in New Delhi.

His comment was sought on the possibility of the Left parties withdrawing support to the government if it went ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal.

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“My leader and Chief Minister (M Karunanidhi) has already spoken to my comrades, my friends Prakash Karat and D Raja,” he said referring to their recent meeting in Chennai.

Baalu recently met Congress President Sonia Gandhi as part of her exercise to consult UPA constituents over the stand-off with the Left on the nuclear issue.

Police personnel seen to control the situation during a massive protest over the statehood demand and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule, in Leh on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)

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