Sunday, August 30, 1998
MDMK and PMK step out of "withdrawal" threats
Just two days after AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha announced that her party's support to the BJP-led government was "still under review", her key allies, PMK and MDMK today publicly disassociated from the withdrawal threat.
Advani has misused religion: Sankaracharya
Swami Adhokshajananda Tirthji, the Shankaracharya of Puri, has lambasted Union Home Minister L K Advani and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Ashok Singhal for what he described as their "deliberate misuse of religion in the interest of politics''. Their activities have brought a situation of the proportion of a national calamity to the country, he said.
Swamy calls for Jethmalani's dismissal
Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy has demanded the dismissal of Union Minister Ram Jethmalanai from the Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment (UAEM), for his alleged involvement in a series of corruption scandals. Swamy was dwelling on the Rs 1,000-crore land scam concerning a plot near Delhi, which the minister allegedly denotified for acquisition by a private party.
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