Pondicherry Congress to urge EC to recognise PMK, MDMK

PONDICHERRY, JUNE 3: The Pondicherry Pradesh Congress Committee president V. Narayanasami today said his party would take legal steps and also urge the Election Commission of India to derecognise the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) for supporting the banned LTTE.

Addressing a press conference here, he urged DMK president and Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi to drop the two parties from the DMK-led Front in the state.Narayansami said the party would press Pondicherry Chief Minister P. Shanmugham to order an inquiry into the sanctioning of six steel mills in Karaikal and a medical college here by former chief minister R.V. Janakiraman. Referring to the Yanam by-poll, he said he would meet Sonia Gandhi on June 6 and the candidate would be officially announced after that.