Chennai: DMK working president M.K. Stalin on Monday said the health condition of party president M. Karunanidhi is stable under the supervision of doctors and he will meet people on his 94th birthday on June 3, if doctors permits him.
Speaking to the media after offering salute at the May Day memorial in Chindhathripet, Stalin also said the denial of BJP that is not trying to merge or split the AIADMK could be accepted if the Centre initiated follow up action on the I-T raids on former Chief Secretary Rama Mohana Rao and health minister C.Vijayabaskar.
Reacting to a question, Stalin asked "What happened to the raids on Rama Mohana Rao? What happened after several hours of raid in minister Vijayabaskar's house?". He also asked what happened after the raids on AIADMK functionary "Karur' Anbunathan and former Mayor 'Saidai' Duraisamy.
Denying the BJP allegation that the DMK is supporting one faction of the AIADMK, he said the accusations are being made after reading a portion of his statement. The DMK is not opposing action after the raids, he said and added that there should be transparency in the action after the Income tax raids and they should not be an eye-wash. .
Earlier, speaking the May Day rally, Stalin said the May Day was declared a state holiday after the DMK under its founder C.N. Annadurai captured power in 1967. Recalling the April 25 bandh for farmers, he said the protest was announced since the farmers are affected by drought and committing suicides.
The idea for announcing the bandh was obtained from trade unions, he said no bandh announced by a opposition party had succeeded to the level of the April 25 bandh, he said.
