Thanjavur (TN), Aug 16: With his party questioning the reported move of NDA seeking AIADMK's support, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today kept others guessing on how it will vote in the Lok Sabha on the Congress-sponsored no-confidence motion against the Vajpayee government of which it is a part. "DMK has not yet taken any decision," Party President M Karunanidhi told reporters here when asked about the appeal by state unit of CPI(M) and CPI to vote against the motion. While CPI(M) secretary N Varadharajan said the NDA allies DMK, PMK and MDMK were "morally bound" to vote against the government, his CPI counterpart R Nallakannu said it was "high time these parties made a self-introspection on their continuation" in the BJP-led alliance. To a question, Karunanidhi reiterated that the DMK would not support the proposed bill banning cow slaughter as the issue was not on the NDA agenda.

On the Cauvery issue, he blamed Jayalalithaa government for the state not getting its due share of waters from Karnataka, saying its approach to the issue was "not proper".
Bureau Report