2009 Poll Prospects And Alignments

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No end in sight to UPA-Left row: Karunanidhi

Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday stated that there is no sign of any positive development to settle the Left-UPA row over the Indo-US nuclear deal till now.

In a brief chat with reporters here, Karunanidhi, who tried to mediate between Congress and Left parties on the issue, said he would not like to add to the confusion by commenting over the Left parties' withdrawal of support to the Manmohan Singh government.

He, however, rejected the suggestion that the alliance had suffered a setback following withdrawal of support by the Left parties. "I don't think so."

Karunanidhi, who played a vital role along with CPI(M) leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet in the formation of UPA at the Centre, also did not agree to the view that it was a setback for the parties which had launched a fight against communal forces in the country.

"In future, a more conducive atmosphere would emerge to take on the communal forces," he added.