bang on target. karunanidhi must have stopped it for vote bank politics and his career depends on it. where as MSSwaminathan's is a fight to give more to the farmers and consumers. Karnataka has a history of contributing immensely to the development of science and technology. i think kiran's suggestion is apt. we should take up the matter with karnataka government to invite swaminathan to set up a researh and development instittute for the development of agriculture that will benefit all the humanity