A crucial meeting of the DMK began on Monday to chalk out the party’s future course of action against the UPA government for its slow response to the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. 

However, party chief M Karunanidhi’s son and former Union Minister MK Alagiri skipped the party meeting in an apparent indication of widening split in the DMK over its decision to withdraw support to the UPA government over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, 

According to reports, Alagiri, who is upset with the ‘manner’ in which the party pulled out of the UPA government, also left for Madurai. 

When quizzed by the reporters, Alagiri defended self by asking is he the only one skipping the DMK executive meet? “Do all invitees attend the meet?” he was quoted as saying by media reports. 

He further told reporters that he will keep meeting his friends in Congress party as he can’t lose his friends. 

Alagiri also met his father and party chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday and conveyed his strong displeasure over the party’s decision to withdraw support to the Congress government at the centre. 

Sources close to the DMK claim that Alagiri is upset with younger brother MK Stalin, who is believed to have pushed Karunanidhi to pullout of the UPA government.

Top DMK top leaders will today castigate the Centre for not taking a strong stand against Sri Lanka over its alleged war crimes. 

During the meeting, which is being attended by top DMK leaders, including Karunanidhi, the party is also expected to chalk out the party’s future course of action over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. 

Last week, Alagiri had separately handed over his resignation letter to the PM, four other DMK ministers too resigned on the same day. 

DMK sources claimed that this was Alagiri’s method of protesting against the fact that he had not been consulted about the DMK’s decision to quit the UPA government. 

Alagiri supporters claimed that he was not consulted before the DMK took the crucial decision of quitting the UPA government. 

Sources say that during the meeting, the DMK central leadership is also expected to justify the withdrawal of the party support to the Centre. 

Sources also say that around 12 to 15 resolutions may be passed in the meet. One of them will ask India to stop the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Colombo later this year, and if that meet is held then India should abstain from it. (ZeeNews)