Karunanidhi's emissary Maran meets PM over Sri LankaSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "exert diplomatic pressure at appropriate levels" on the Sri Lankan government to end the "untold sufferings" of the displaced Tamils living in relief camps there.
Rahul Gandhi downplays not meeting Tamil Nadu CM KarunanidhiSeptember 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought to downplay the issue of not calling on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, saying that he was a great admirer of the octogenarian leader. Gandhi, who was on a three-day visit of the state, raised the hackles of DMK cadre by not meeting Karunanidhi, who is a key ally of the ruling UPA.
Karunanidhi asks for more relief for Tamilians in Sri LankaAugust 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday asked the Central Government to ensure more help for Sri Lankan Tamils. "The relief and rehabilitation steps being provided to Sri Lankan Tamils are not enough, many of the Tamilians in Sri Lanka are facing hardships and struggling with rain and therefore we demand more attention of the government towards this issue," Karunanidhi told reporters in Chennai.
India to aid displaced people in Sri LankaJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Concerned over the plight of the displaced people in Sri Lanka's northeast, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs.500 crore ($100 million) for the rehabilitation and relief of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the island nation.
While expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, Mukherjee announced an allocation of $100 million for the welfare of the around 300,000 Tamil civilians housed in various camps in Sri Lanka following the end of the decades-long insurgency.
Karunanidhi wants India to help Sri Lankan Tamils with reliefJune 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has sought the central government's intervention after the Sri Lankan Navy turned away a ship carrying relief materials from Europe for the internally displaced Tamils in the island nation.
Narayanan briefs Karunanidhi on Sri Lanka visitMay 24th, 2009 CHENNAI - National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
Karunanidhi meets Manmohan Singh, Sonia GandhiMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day ahead of the crucial meeting of pre-poll UPA allies, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday met Prime Minister Dr.
Poll victory a deserving harvest: KarunanidhiMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Saturday described the victory of the DMK-Congress combine in the Lok Sabha polls as a 'deserving harvest'.
Karunanidhi admitted to Chennai hospitalMay 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was admitted to the Apollo hospital on Sunday morning following complaints of high fever.
Karunanidhi on fast over Sri Lankan issueApril 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Pushing forward his demand for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has gone on an indefinite fast here on Monday morning.
Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi call Karunanidhi on Lanka Tamil issueApril 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi today called Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
Snap ties with Colombo unless ceasefire called: KarunanidhiApril 17th, 2009 CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - With emotions running high in Tamil Nadu over the sufferings of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday urged the government of India to sever all ties with Colombo if did not honour and implement New Delhi's appeal for a ceasefire immediately.
Karunanidhi wants Sri Lanka to announce immediate ceasefireApril 17th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday said India should sever all ties with Sri Lanka if the island nation does not announce a ceasefire immediately.
Snap ties with Colombo unless ceasefire announced: KarunanidhiApril 17th, 2009 CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - Within hours of the Indian government urging Sri Lanka to extend a limited ceasefire to enable trapped civilians to move to safer areas, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday said that India should sever all ties with the island nation if it does not announce an immediate ceasefire.
Foreign secretary Menon's trip to Lanka important: KarunanidhiJanuary 15th, 2009 CHENNAI - Foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon's ongoing Colombo trip to solve the ethnic minority's tangle in Sri Lanka is important from a Tamil Nadu perspective, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said here Friday.
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