Cong, DMK are 'burden' on each other: BJP

BJP today said Congress and DMK have become 'burden' on each other and the Dravidian party's decision to pull out of the UPA government was 'another blow' to Manmohan Singh dispensation.

"There is a chasm in relations between Congress and DMK. The rift will naturally increase. It is not due only to the distribution or seat-sharing", BJP General Secretary Arun Jaitley told a BJP meeting here.

He said "when the popularity of the coalition has gone down so much, how can the coalition run. The two parties have become burden on each other. Can any coalition run when parties become burden on each other"? Jaitley said.

"Coalition means the coming together of two parties and transferring their votes to each other. But when coalition is formed to plunder the country, then they have to go to the people".

BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said "Congress party which is already reeling under incessant and severe charges of corruption seemingly faces another blow with DMK deciding to part ways".