Updated on Friday, November 06, 2009, 22:24 IST Tags:Karuna, CM

Coimbatore: Joining issue with AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa over the court verdict on the lawyers-police clash, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said neither he nor his government could be held responsible for the February 19 incident.

The court had not passed any stricture or order against the Government and state chief minister and it was not appropriate for her to hold them responsible for the clash, Karunanidhi told reporters here.

The Chief Minister was reacting to Jayalalithaa's criticism of the ruling DMK for "not implementing" last week's court directions asking the government to take disciplinary action against four top police officials indicted for the clash in the court premises.

Karunanidhi reminded Jayalalithaa that she was silent when the court had passed orders against her on numerous occasions in the past.

Bureau Report