DMK threatens to pull out of UPA

Chennai: After threatening to withdraw his ministers from the Centre, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday went a step further warning that his party will pull out altogether from the ruling alliance if it failed to move amendments to the US-sponsored resolution on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue at the UNHRC. The DMK, a key ally of UPA with 18 Lok Sabha members, insists that India pushes for amendments to the resolution against Sri Lanka to incorporate its demand for an international probe and time-bound action against those found guilty of war crimes in Sri Lanka.

The resolution will come up for voting at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva on March 21.

Close on the heels of his Friday’s warning of pulling out DMK ministers from the Government, Karunanidhi shot off letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, saying he feels “let down” by the “lukewarm” response of the government.