Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Karunanidhi has summoned all DMK MPs in Chennai on Tuesday, to discuss the nuke liability bill, common enterance test for medical students other political issues affecting the state.
Some DMK MPs believe that the agenda of this meeting is about the environment clearance for a distillery owned by T R Baalu's sons. Jairam Ramesh has not approved this project as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India-Marxist are protesting the land for the distillery has been reclaimed from a river bund and the distillery could cause a water scarcity. Some DMK top brass are opposed to this factory being set up in Thanjavur.
DMK Minister A Raja hosted a tea party for Jairam Ramesh environment minister last week, where many DMK leaders were present. This was a move to convince Jairam Ramesh to issue permission for the distillery unit. Tremendous pressure has
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been mounted on Jairam, but he has not relented. When asked, Ramesh refused to comment on this issue as a technical committee has been asked to submit report after visiting the site