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New Front in TN named democratic progressive alliance
Chennai, Jan 20: The newly-formed Congress-DMK Front in Tamil Nadu has been officially named `Democratic Progressive Alliance` (DPA) and it will help establish a secular government at the Centre, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi said today.
Chennai, Jan 20: The newly-formed Congress-DMK Front
in Tamil Nadu has been officially named 'Democratic
Progressive Alliance' (DPA) and it will help establish a
secular government at the Centre, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi said
today.
Speaking to newsmen after a meeting of the district
secretaries of the party here, Karunanidhi also announced the
formation of a nine-member manifesto drafting committee,
headed by former Union Minister T R Baalu.
To a question on BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan's
remarks in Mumbai yesterday that the exit of DMK from the NDA
was only 'temporary', Karunanidhi said there was no question
of DMK returning to NDA after the polls.
Bureau Report