DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the AIADMK government should fulfil its election promise by repaying education loan borrowed by students. In a statement here, he said a few students had committed suicide as they could not repay their education loan. “They will be able repay the amount only if they get employment,” he said.
Mr. Karunanidhi said in Tamil Nadu alone, banks had released Rs. 16,000 crore as educational loan and the State Bank of India had sold its bad educational loans (non-performing assets) to a private asset reconstruction company. He accused the company of functioning “like those involved in usury” and harassing the students.
‘Missing Left parties’
Adverting to another issue, Mr. Karunanidhi regretted that the voice of the communists is missing in the current Legislative Assembly for which he blamed the “selfish” attitude of some of its leaders. This is the first time that the communist parties do not have representation in the House. “The voice of communists is missing in the Assembly. If we (DMK) raise some issue, some leaders attack us. We regret the absence of the communists in the House. But leaders of the party do not seem to worry about it,” he said.
