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DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday said the unity between the UPA and Left parties should not be disrupted over the latter8217;s opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, as it would affect the nation8217;s progress.
Emerging from Karunanidhi8217;s residence after a 40-minute meeting with him and CPI leader D Raja, CPIM general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters that the Chief Minister had told them that the disruption would only pave the way for 8216;communal forces8217; to gain the upper hand.
Karat said they had assured Karunanidhi that the Left parties would meet again to find a solution to the Indo-US nuclear deal. 8220;We will meet Karunanidhi again,8221; he said.
Karat said they had put forth the Left parties8217; views on the UPA Government8217;s move to go ahead with negotiations with the IAEA Board of Governors on the safeguards agreement. 8220;We are against it. We have explained to him our stand. As a senior leader of the UPA, Karunanidhi will take up the issue with the Congress,8221; he said.
On the Indo-Pakistan-Iran pipeline, he said, 8220;We want the negotiations to continue so that the deal is completed.8221;
