Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader A. Raja has implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide 'State autonomy' to Tamil Nadu, and not push them to seek an independent country.
Though the icon of the Dravidian movement, Thanthai Periyar stood for an independent Tamil Nadu, the DMK moved away from it, Mr. Raja said on Sunday addressing a party meet of representatives of urban local bodies. The conference was held in Namakkal in western Tamil Nadu.
The party, though accepted Periyar, backed integrity and democracy and said, 'long live India' and the party continues to stick to that line.
