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| New Constitution needed: Karunanidh |
| In a wide-ranging interview, the DMK chief also stuck to his stand on the controversial Ram Setu issue
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| INDIA
, 15-October-2007
1:53:16 AM |
| In an interview with NDTV, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has said that there is a need for a Constituent Assembly that could draft a new Constitution in the era of coalitions.
Speaking to Indian Express editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta on Walk the Talk, he said that India should look towards a federal form of government.
''Our Constitution has been changed many times. What should be done is that all the shortcomings of the Constitution should be addressed in one sitting. That is what I feel,'' said M Karunanidhi.
In a wide-ranging interview, the DMK chief also stuck to his stand on the controversial Ram Setu issue.
''What I'm trying to say is that even if we have to cut across the bridge, there is no harm in doing so because it is for the welfare of the people,'' said Karunanidhi.
Nuclear deal
With reference to the raging debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Karunanidhi revealed that he had reservations about the deal even before the Left raised its objections.
''Frankly the deal is not important, the government is. I did have doubts about the deal. So I spoke for the Left. I also fought for the Left. I shared communists' ideas with the PM and Sonia Gandhi,'' he said.
''At the same time, I had a discussion with the communists as well. I spoke to Prakash Karat too. After discussions with both sides, I said we should not spoil the relation and we should serve the nation for the remaining two years,'' Karunanidhi added.
And that's why he says he sided with the Left in the recent stand-off with the government.
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