Karunanidhi assures DMK won't precipitate crisis in UPA

Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Members of Parliament have withdrawn their threat to resign over the Sri Lanka Tamil issue, after External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave them the Union Government's assurance that humanitarian aid will reach Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Following Mukherjee's assurance, the tension between the Union Government and the DMK over the Sri Lankan Tamil crisis seems to be over. Mukherjee has got an assurance that the DMK, which supports the Manmohan Singh Government, will not precipitate a crisis for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

UPA's crisis manager Mukherjee has succeeded in convincing DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to stop the loud posturing on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.

During the meeting with the octogenarian leader at his Chennai residence on Sunday, Mukherjee told Karunanidhi that the Centre is doing all that it can.

"Real devolution of power as agreed upon by the high-powered committee should be implemented immediately. Sri Lankan government will provide relief to the distressed people in the conflict area," said Mukherjee.

The meeting seems to have diffused the threat by DMK MPs to resign over the Sri Lankan Tamil Issue.

"The request was not to create any political crisis for UPA and I have agreed for that," Karunanidhi said after meeting Mukherjee.

And with the Sri Lankan envoy Basil Rajapaksa making it clear that the civilians safety would be taken care of, it seems the political crisis facing the UPA might just be a closed chapter.

"We have given assurance to look after the agreement and the humanitarian needs," assured Rajapaksa.

And now the big question is whether all the steps promised by both the Central and the Sri Lankan government are actually put into action.