Chennai: Amidst talk of Karnataka sending emissaries, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa on September 18 ruled out despatching any mediators or ending
operations against Veerappan for securing the release of the kidnapped Janata Dal –
United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa from the clutches of the forest brigand.
With the hostage crisis entering the 25th day on September 18 and no clues about the
fate of the former Karnataka minister, Jayalalithaa adopted a tough line asserting
that the operations of the TN special task force in the jungles falling in the state
territory will not be stopped.
"We are not going to stop our STF operations," she told reporters while taking note
of Karnataka halting its STF operations in areas under its jurisdiction in the
Satyamangalam hills.
On her assessment of sending emissaries, Jayalalithaa said, "There is no change in
our stance in not sending an emissary."
Jayalalithaa's comments followed the Karnataka government not having any objections
in two Human Rights activists pitching in to secure the release of Nagappa.
PTI
