Madurai: Accusing the Centre of pushing the country into a sorry state of affairs, BJP leader LK Advani on Thursday said he had not seen a "weaker" Prime Minister than Manmohan Singh and a government "more immersed" in corruption.
"I am sorry to say that no government is more immersed in corruption and no Prime Minister weaker than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This government cannot take a decision as its decision making process is paralysed. This is evident from the fact it has not taken a decision on Koodankulam issue," he said.
Launching the second leg of his 'chetna yatra against corruption and black money from here, he said most nations have re-established their nuclear installations post Fukushima, especially those near the sea from the safety point of view.
"The Koodankulam power plant is also located near the sea. Commercial considerations or the fact that the contract has been accepted should not override the safety of the people," Advani said.
He claimed his yatra, which started on October 11 from Bihar, had evoked "enormous response", primarily due to his stress on getting back Rs 25 lakh crore blackmoney 'looted' in the past 40 to 50 years and on corruption.
While countries like US and Germany were determined to retrieve similar monies, India has not evinced interest despite new legislation in Switzerland in this regard, Advani said.
He said BJP while in power had tried to retrieve it, but could not do so due to lack of laws in those countries. Advani said he had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh three years back, saying it was the right time to bring back the money, but it had elicited no response.
He also criticised the Centre on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, saying while the government had promised construction of 50,000 houses to war ravaged Tamils, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai himself had reported slow progress on the issue.
On attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, he said they should not be allowed to be targeted by the Navy of another country and asked the Centre to deal with the issue as "one strategically important to the country."
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