Vaiko under fire for celebrating Prabhakaran’s birth anniversary

New Delhi: The leaders of various political parties on Wednesday criticised MDMK founder Vaiko for celebrating the 60th birth anniversary of slain LTTE founder V. Prabhakaran.

BJP leader and former Home Secretary R.K. Singh condemned the move, saying it was extremely wrong to do so. “Prabhakaran and his organisation fought with our Army, they killed our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It is a very wrong thing,” he said.

Congress leader Ashwani Kumar called the move ‘anti-national’.

“It is very unfortunate that in India someone is celebrating the birthday of Prabhakaran who is known to have worked for the disintegration of the country and who is known to be a protagonist of terrorism in the pursuit of political goals,” said Kumar.

“I think the nation as a whole must take a forthright stand. This is clearly unacceptable in the country,” he said. Vaiko celebrated the 60th birth anniversary of slain Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran by cutting a cake.

“Our leader celebrated the birth anniversary of Prabhakaran by cutting a cake in Karur district,” a party official told IANS.

The Free Press Journal