Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said that the state autonomy will only strengthen the nation. He said that the demand of his party for autonomy was not secessionist. He also said that the state would one day achieve its dream of becoming autonomous. “To preserve the country’s hard earned freedom and since the Centre will be stronger only if the states are stronger, DMK has been raising the issue (state autonomy)...The dream of state autonomy will become a reality one day,” wrote the Chief Minister in his party news paper 'Murasoli'.