BJP demands dismissal of TN govt

NEW DELHI: Terming the attacks on its headquarters in Tamil Nadu allegedly by the DMK workers as a "constitutional breakdown", the BJP on Thursday met President Pratibha Patil and demanded for the dismissal of Karunanidhi government.

"It is a situation of constitutional breakdown, it were the ministers who instigated, provoked and led the attack. We want the DMK government to be dismissed," BJP chief Rajnath Singh said after calling on the President.

BJP also sought security of life and property during the October one bandh called by the DMK in support of the Sethusamudram project.

"Security of life and property to all, including the opposition, should be insured on October 1," Singh said adding DMK chief M Karunanidhi should apolozise for his blashphemous statement.

In a memorandum to the President, BJP also demanded dismissal of the DMK ministers at the Centre.

"All the minsters of the DMK in the UPA government also be sacked forthwith," Singh added.

The BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition L K Advani also included party leaders Jaswant Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Vijay Kumar Malhotra and Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The ongoing tussle between the saffron brigade and DMK, over DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's questioning the existence of Lord Rama, took a violent turn on Spetember 23 when DMK activists allegedly attacked 'Kamalayalam' the state BJP headquarters in Chennai and ransacked the house of a senior state BJP leader.