'The government is not honest'

Frontline: "Veerappan will demand so many things. Supposing Veerapan demands that Stalin (Karunanidhi's son and a legislato r who is the Mayor of Chennai) should be sent, will he be sent? Supposing Veerappan demands that Karunanidhi should resign and quit politics, and that he will release Rajkumar the next moment, will that demand be met? What is this, conceding demands and sending emissaries?

Mr. Gopal has openly said even earlier that he will not help the police in locating Veerappan though he was very much in the know of things. So you know his sympathies. I say that for him his word of honour to Veerappan is much more important than all the lives taken by Veerappan, and he (Gopal) is sent to negotiate. He says that unless everything is conceded, Veerappan will not budge. The Chief Minister repeats it. He says he is waiting for the "signal" (from Veerappan). I have heard these words only in Tamil movies, the assistants waiting for the "signal"from the boss."