DMK president M. Karunanidhi tonight announced the party and other friendly organisations would be forced to launch a massive agitation if the Centre did not repeal POTA immediately.‘‘I hope Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee would repeal the draconian law without leaving room for an agitation. If the Act is not repealed and if the arrests of political leaders and journalists continue under the legislation in Tamil Nadu, we have no other option but to launch an agitation.’’ ‘Soli skirted validity of Act provisions’ CHENNAI: Attorney-General Soli Sorabjee has skirted the issue of the constitutional validity of POTA provisions in his submissions to the SC, MDMK general secretary Vaiko said on Thursday. (ENS) Addressing an all-party public meeting at Saidapet, he said the pillars of democracy — the Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and press — had been weakened under the AIADMK rule. There was need for a revolution against the government. The Opposition should ready themselves to create such a revolution.PMK founder S. Ramadoss warned the AIADMK government that it would have to face a massive struggle if it did not correct itself.
