DMK snaps ties with PMK

CHENNAI: Ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday severed its ties with PMK, a key outside ally.
   
A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level committee meeting of the DMK presided over by party President and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi here on Tuesday evening.
   
Karunanidhi later said that he would not press the UPA to remove the PMK from the alliance at the Centre.
   
"As far as we are concerned, we will not have any ties with the PMK," he said.
   
In a lengthy resolution passed at the meeting, the party alleged that PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss was attempting to get 'cheap political publicity' by criticising each and every decision of the DMK government which was against 'alliance dharma'.
   
Ramadoss was also not prepared to take action against his partymen who had made 'harsh' comments about the DMK, it said.
   
Under the circumstances, a situation has been created that the party could not continue its alliance with the PMK, the resolution added.