When the ‘LTTE link’ card was used to dismiss the DMK regime in 1991

The Centre dismissed M. Karunanidhi’s government on January 30, 1991. The DMK leader blamed President R. Venkataraman for “murdering” democracy and acting as a “handmaid” of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. But Venkataraman defended the action, saying the LTTE had been “attempting to use Tamil Nadu as a base” for its activities

​The Centre dismissed M. Karunanidhi’s government on January 30, 1991. The DMK leader blamed President R. Venkataraman for “murdering” democracy and acting as a “handmaid” of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. But Venkataraman defended the action, saying the LTTE had been “attempting to use Tamil Nadu as a base” for its activities