Hitting out at Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister J Jayalalithaa over her walking out of the NDCmeeting, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today described as an"exaggeration" her statement that Tamil Nadu was humiliated atthe meeting.
"The Chief Minister's speech (in text form) has appeared innewspapers today. It would have taken more than an hour if shehad read out the entire speech," he said.
Jayalalithaa had walked out of the NDC meeting inDelhi yesterday accusing the Centre of stifling the voice ofstates.
In a letter to his partymen, the 88 year-old leader askedwhat would happen if every other Chief Minister insisted onspeaking like her (the full text).
"Therefore it is an exaggeration to say that Tamil Nadu wasinsulted. It is not a genuine allegation," he said.
He also slammed her when he said she was speaking at theNDC meeting yesterday in Delhi as if she was addressing apublic meeting.
"Yesterday's meeting was held to finalise the draft of the12th Five Year Plan. If one speaks on what should be changedor incorporated, the ten minutes would suffice. Instead, as ifspeaking in a public meeting, if one starts saying Centredid not do this or that, naturally the time would not beenough," the former Chief Minister said.
Even in the Assembly, a bell is rung to remind MLAs aboutthe time constraints during debates, Karunanidhi, a key allyof UPA, said.