Tiruvarur (TN), Jun 6 (PTI) Reflecting further strains in his party's ties with Congress, DMK chief Karunanidhi has blamed the Centre for the arrest of his daughter Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case.
"Kanimozhi is in Tihar jail, either it could be due to Centre's order or complacency," the DMK patriarch said in his first public meeting after the Assembly polls in his Tiruvarur constituency here last night.
Karunanidhi, who often turned emotional during the meeting, alleged that Kanimozhi had been arrested as the CBI had to hold someone accountable and said her mistake was his mistake -- of making her a shareholder in Kalaignar TV.
"I compelled her to become a shareholder with a view to secure her future," he said adding she was languishing in the jail under testing conditions. "You know a flower kept there will wither away quickly due to the temperature there.