DMK President M Karunanidhi is of the opinion that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had won quite a bit of battles “tactfully”. He believes that whole of India looks up to Sonia to offer a stable and secular government at New Delhi.

“As Chairperson of the UPA, you have been crossing a number of road-blocks tactfully and facing many hurdles successfully… the nation looks up to you only, at this critical phase, to provide a secular and stable Government at the Centre,” Karunanidhi said in his birthday greetings to Sonia, who turns 67 tomorrow.

“Despite certain impediments”, he said, the achievements of UPA- 2, in which DMK is a pivotal constituent, “have been tremendous.”

He went on to say: “The poor and middle classes of people of this country certainly realise your abiding interest in their livelihood and welfare.”