Chennai: DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister M Karuanidhi today urged that controversy surrounding
the death of state CPI(M) leader W R Varadarajan should end,
saying "maligning" him in his death would not be "politics of
culture".
Referring to CPI state secretary D Pandian`s remarks
that Varadarajan`s death should kindle a debate in CPI(M) over
its functioning, Karunanidhi said this should "not be
ignored".
"However, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has
explained it (on the action initiated against Varadarajan over
allegations of sexual harassment). Whatever it is, that party
has lost Varadarajan and so have we," he said in the party
mouthpiece `Murasoli.`
Stretching the issue anymore would amount to maligning
the departed soul and this was not "politics of culture", he
said.
On Thursday, Karat had said that the party initiated
action against Varadarajan on charges of sexual harassment and
denied it had "hounded him to death".
The CPI(M) leader allegedly committed suicide after
being stripped of all party posts.
-PTI
