CPI (M) State secretary N. Varadarajan on Monday asked Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi not to portray the ‘land retrieval movement’ to reclaim the government lands allegedly held by Karnataka Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran as a law and order issue.
He also rejected the Chief Minister’s accusation that the CPI (M) was concentrating more on Mr. Justice Dinakaran’s land while adopting a silent attitude towards former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s holding in Siruthavur.
“The Siruthavur issue is lying idle because Justice Sivasubramanian, who was probing the land grabbing allegations, has been given additional responsibilities. The CPI (M) cannot be held responsible for it. 
As regards the Chief Minister’s allegation that the CPI (M) was adopting double standards, one for Tamil Nadu and another for West Bengal, he said West Bengal’s achievement in land reforms had been recognised by Mandal Commission.
(Courtesy : The Hindu, Photos : Gavaskar Theekathir)
