Continuance of alliance depends on DMK’s attitude: Ramadoss

The continuance of the Pattali Makkal Katchi’s alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam depends upon the DMK’s attitude, S. Ramadoss, PMK founder, said on Friday.
Reiterating that there was no change in his party’s position vis-À-vis the DMK, Dr. Ramadoss said that while his party would continue to support the ruling DMK regime, it would also function as a constructive opposition party.
“The recent statements issued by Electricity Minister and DMK treasurer Arcot N. Veeraswami against me will have no bearing on the ties with the ruling party,” said the PMK leader.
Dr. Ramadoss earlier took a team of Chennai-based mediapersons around the site in Konerikuppam (about 110 km from Chennai) where the Vanniya Education Trust, founded by him, proposed to establish a group of colleges in different disciplines, including arts and science, engineering, law and medicine.
[This week, Dr. Ramadoss and Mr Veeraswami were engaged in a duel of words over the manner of land acquisition by the Trust.]
He asserted that the PMK would remain in the alliance comprising the Congress to fight the Lok Sabha elections.