Dr.Swamy's press release dt 13/11/03

STATEMENT OF DR.SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY, PRESIDENT OF JANATA PARTY MADE IN CHENNAI ON 13.11.2003

1. The Janata Party will contest 25 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 8 in Rajasthan, 7 in Delhi and 3 in Chhattisgarh. The Janata Party expects to form with other secular parties a coalition government in M.P.

2. The periodic outlook of Ms.Jayalalitha’s dictatorial excess is to be attributed to her upbringing in the Dravidian Movement’s political culture which has always been from its inception violent, undemocratic, and terrorist in outlook. This is because the Dravidian Movement was not only not a part of the Freedom Movement but was a tool of the British Imperialists acting as its shock troopers. Therefore, it is ridiculous for the DMK President Mr.Karunanidhi to complain about the violation of democratic norms by Ms.Jayalalitha, since his own hands are not clean in the long history of violence, mayhem, and illegality in Tamil Nadu. The last occasion of Mr.Karunanidhi’s complicity in violence in his support to his rogue son M.K.Azhagiri in the murder of his party colleague, Mr.Ta.Krishnan. In 1998 Azhagiri had sent foons to set fire to the Dinamalar newspaper in Madurai because it had criticized his nefarious activities. If Tamil Nadu has to become democratic, Mr.Karunanidhi should get out of the way of the struggle against Ms.Jayalalitha’s dictatorial excesses.

3. I demand the immediate removal of Mr.Brijesh Mishra from the post of National Security Adviser and Secretary to the Prime Minister for the following reasons:

(a) He has a daughter, named Jyotsna who resides in Italy and is married to an Italian national. This Italian has close connections with Quattrocchi. Mishra can hold some other posts, but not these two. Mr.Mishra also reveals secrets of investigations of the CBI to Ms.Sonia Gandhi directly and through Mr.Natwar Singh.

(b) Mr.Mishra’s son resides in New York, and is in trouble with the US law. On Mishra’s intervention in his official capacity, Mishra’s son has been dealt leniently by the US law enforcement authority. This has compromised Mr.Mishra. Recently, in Washington Mr.Mishra gave the names of those Ministers of the Vajpayee Government who opposed sending of Indian troops to Iraq.

(c) Mr.Mishra is a heavy drinker of alchohol, and is generally out of his senses after 6 PM during foreign trips. He is thus a national security risk, and requires to be sacked.

4. I have filed a complaint with the CBI seeking an investigation on the CVC report to the Prime Minister that six Ministers are engaged in corrupt activities. If the CBI fails to act, I shall go to Court.

5. I have filed an application in the Supreme Court for an early final hearing on the Mulla Periyar Dam case. I hope the Tamil Nadu Government will stop sleeping on the issue, and help me to bring the matter to an quick successful conclusion.

(SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY)