DMK Denies LTTE Ties Following Sonia Gandhi Memoir
DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan denied party links to the LTTE after Sonia Gandhi's memoir detailed her emotional struggle to ally with the party.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has denied any relationship with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) following the release of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. In the book, Gandhi describes the emotional distress and nervousness she felt when initiating an alliance with DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi to oppose the BJP, fearing the move might betray her late husband, Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated by the LTTE.
DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan responded to these accounts by stating the party supported the cause of Eelam Tamils on human rights grounds and sought a peaceful resolution with the support of the Government of India. He distinguished this humanitarian support from the armed struggle conducted by the LTTE.
The memoir has triggered a political dispute in India. The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Gandhi of attempting to whitewash the history of the Nehru-Gandhi family, while leaders from the Indian National Congress defended her right to share personal recollections.
