AIADMK demands President's rule in TN

Chennai, May 14: The Opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) today submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking the dismissal of the DMK Government forthwith and imposition of President's rule in Tamil Nadu over the May 9 Madurai violence.

AIADMK Rajya Sabha MPs sought action rising above political compulsions and keeping in view the Constitutional mandate provided under Article 356 to ''save the people of Tamil Nadu''.

The 12 MPs contended that law and order had totally failed in the State and an anarchic public order situation prevailed.

The memorandum claimed that seven extra-constitutional power centres were functioning within the family of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and exclusively guiding the daily administration of the State Government.

Stating that the overall law and order situation in the State was beyond repair and could not be set right by any ordinary measure, the MPs cited as examples the ''terrorism and rowdyism let loose by the DMK'' during the October 2006 local body elections, smuggling of arms and ammunition to LTTE cadres in neighbouring Sri Lanka and Naxals operating in other States.

On the Dinakaran attack incident, they claimed that a feud had broke out between the family of Mr Karunanidhi and the Marans due to ''loads and loads of ill-gotten money procured through political pressure tactics and corrupt practices in public life''.

They alleged that Mr Karunanidhi's elder son M K Azhagiri was directly involved in the attack in connivance with the police. But, all those nabbed were let off the same evening.

Mr Karunanidhi had totally lost control over the police in the State and was unable to control his own family members, they charged, seeking imposition of President's rule under Article 356.

UNI