'Theekathir's Coimbatore edition launched
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said the United Progress Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre had not heeded the counsel of the party on curbing price rise and also on strengthening the public distribution system.Launching the Coimbatore edition of party organ Theekathir here, Mr. Karat said: "The UPA Government is unwilling to understand the problem and take necessary measures to check the price rise. Therefore, it is necessary to form a strong movement to force the Government to curb the price rise." He said it was not possible to have a two-party political system in the country. Referring to a recent comment by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in support of the system, he said given the diversity in the country only a multi-party system would work.He congratulated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for announcing that the Chennai airport would be modernised by the Airports Authority of India.State secretary N. Varadarajan said the May 9 attack on the office of Dinakaran in Madurai was unacceptable. Democracy would be affected by such incidents, he said.
Appreciating Mr. Karunanidhi for ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, he called for an impartial inquiry.Communist Party of India's national executive committee member R. Nallakkannu criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party for opposing the Sethusamudram project on the grounds that it would remove Ram Sethu.
