Union govts in past did not use funds to settle score with states: Duraimurugan

Now the centre says if you don't agree to the three-language policy, we don't give money, says WRD minister

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

WATER Resources Minister and Leader of the House, Duraimurugan on Tuesday made some plain-speaking while expressing his views on the formation of a high-level committee headed by Justice Kurian Joseph. Recalling the political scenario five decades ago and explaining how it changed over the period, the octagenarian leader said national-level leaders at the centre were democratic at large despite differences with the states.

Duraimurugan recalled that five decades ago, he had the opportunity to speak on a resolution on the recommendations of the Rajamannar Committee and now, when a similar committee is formed, he got the opportunity to speak.