 COMMUNICATION(S) POINT as your Homepage POLITICS Thangkabalu optimistic on Left resuming ties with UPA after polls  Chennai:March 1.-. State Congress president K.V. Thangkabalu on Saturday expressed optimism that the Left parties, which withdrew support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the nuclear deal with the US, would resume partnership with the UPA in a post-poll scenario. Addressing reporters in connection with AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s visit to Chennai on March 2, Mr. Thangkabalu predicted that the Left’s resumption of ties with the Congress-led UPA would be based on the realisation that the Third Front was a pipedream. Dismissing Left parties’ harsh criticism of the Congress as “public posturing” wrought by electoral compulsion, Mr. Thangkabalu said the leadership of the parties shared cordial ties. “They have been good to us and we have been good to them in spite of being on opposite camps in a few States such as West Bengal and Kerala.” He said Mr. Azad would interact with party leaders from across the State to evolve a strategy for the general elections and discuss measures to strengthen the State unit. Replying to a question, Mr. Thangkabalu said it was entirely the prerogative of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to decide on alliances. The State unit would abide by any decision taken by the High Command. The party, which would focus on the good performance of the Manmohan Singh-led government, was certain to return to power, he said. Responding to a contention that the Centre had not shown “enough anger” over the killings of innocent Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, Mr. Thangkabalu was emphatic that that the Congress shared as much anguish as any other party in Tamil Nadu over the loss of lives and ardently wished for the safety of the civilians. The party’s position on the issue, clearly and repeatedly enunciated by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, was for the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to suspend hostility and engage in dialogue. It was also due to the Centre’s diplomatic persuasion that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa had agreed to hold talks with 24 Tamil MPs, he said. The Centre would shortly despatch another batch of relief materials to stranded civilians. Describing the clashes between lawyers and the police at the Madras High Court as extremely worrisome, Mr. Thangkabalu urged everyone to cooperate in ensuring that the judiciary resumed smooth functioning as soon as possible. The ugly episode could have been avoided had the police sternly and swiftly dealt with the handful of lawyers who attacked Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy inside a court room, he said. indian politics INDIA : 16 th Jan . The action paves way for a full Senate vote after President-elect Barack Obama takes office on January 20. Clinton, a senator of New York, earned the near unanimous support of her colleagues. Sen. David Vitter, a Republican, cast the sole opposing vote. Vitter, along with several other Republicans, warned that her husband Bill Clinton's charitable fundraising overseas could pose conflicts of interest. Satyam: A BIG LIE  BANGALORE: 16 th Jan. Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy on Thursday called for a halt to "comments" and "second guessing" on Satyam and leave it to its new board and employees to revive the company. Murthy told reporters on the sidelines of India's technology leaders conference here that he had stopped commenting after the new set of directors took over Satyam to revive it. "There is no need to discuss on issues concerning the impact Satyam will have on the IT industry," he said. 
"Satyam Computer has a new board of directors in Kiran Karnik, Deepak Parekh and C Achuthan and it is best to communicate with them," he said. Now that the board has been appointed, "rest of us should stop second guessing. The trio has a lot of experience. They have handled major crisis. I would rather leave it at that," Murthy said. "We should give confidence to Satyam, its employees and leaders by distancing ourselves from making comments," the Executive Chairman of one of the largest software exporters and the NASDAQ-listed company said. Asked what lessons the IT industry could learn from the Satyam crisis, he said the new Board of Directors need a couple of days to assess the situation and take decisions. "The rest of us should stop meddling and giving opinions". On the future of Satyam, he said it was for the Board members to discuss it as they have "good ideas". He ducked a query on whether Infosys would show interest if Satyam was up for sale. "They have a board of directors. They are eminent," he said. ©2008 All Rights Reserved News and Advertisement Please Contact Yuganesan, +91-9841523276 +91-9176186119 +91-9841786216 No part of this website may be reproduced or used in any form without permission DESIGNED AND HOSTED BY "COMMUNICATION(S) POINT"- Weekly newspaper send your comments and corrections |