Coimbatore, Sept 23: A day after Tamil Nadu government decided to slap Pota against him for his alleged open support to the banned LTTE and sought his removal from the cabinet, Union Minister and MDMK leader M Kannappan today said he had not violated oath of office or done anything wrong against the sovereignty of the nation. "I have been a total abider of law and done nothing wrong," Kannappan told reporters here, reacting to the state government's decision. Asked whether he proposed to resign over the issue, the minister said there was no question of resignation and Prime Minister had to take a decision on this.
Accusing Chief Minister Jayalalithaa of "crossing limits of her power and misusing Pota against political leaders," Kannappan said the letter written to the Prime Minister was "dictatorial, illegal and suppressive" in nature.

On whether a Union Minister can be arrested, he said "as far as I know, no. But, anything can happen in Tamil Nadu, where there is no law or convention."

Reiterating that MDMK had extended only moral support to LTTE because it was fighting for the cause of Tamils, Kannappan said his party had not extended any support by way of weapons or funds.

MDMK will not support any anti-national movement, including LTTE, he said, adding "nobody has been instigated and there has been no violence anywhere because of my speech."
Bureau Report