Karunanidhi wants Sri Lanka to announce immediate ceasefire

June 18th, 2009 CHENNAI - With Indian fishermen repeatedly being attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday said the ruling DMK is ready to move a resolution in the assembly to retrieve an island given to Sri Lanka more than three decades ago.

May 24th, 2009 CHENNAI - National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan will be leaving for Sri Lanka Wednesday afternoon to discuss the rehabilitation of Tamil civilians in the war-ravaged island nation.

April 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs M Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday visited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence to enquire about his health after the recent fast he kept for the Sri Lankan Tamil cause.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi began a hunger strike here Monday, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka, party sources said.

April 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.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi ended here Monday a hunger strike he began in the morning to demand a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK chief Jayalalitha Monday reiterated her demand for an independent Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka, even as Colombo announced the end of its combat operations against the Tamil Tigers and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi called off his fast.

April 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi went on a hunger strike here Monday to protest 'cruel acts' against Tamils in Sri Lanka and demanded an immediate ceasefire in the island nation.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress, India's main ruling party, Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire to resolve the humanitarian crisis in the island nation and allow Tamil civilians to move out of the conflict zone. 'The Indian National Congress calls upon the Sri Lankan government to declare a ceasefire so that the humanitarian crisis can be resolved in a demonstrable way,' the party said in a statement.

April 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK boss M. Karunanidhi's appeal for a 'voluntary shutdown' Thursday to press for a permanent ceasefire in Sri Lanka has triggered derision from the opposition.

April 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday asked the Indian government to issue an ultimatum to Sri Lanka for 'an immediate and permanent ceasefire' in its military offensive against the Tamil Tigers hours after the rebels failed to meet the noon deadline to surrender issued by the island nation.

April 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.

April 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.

April 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - In the wake of reports of the Sri Lankan army capturing the last stronghold of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, the pro-Eelam Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Wednesday appealed to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to press for a ceasefire in the island-nation. Addressing a press conference in Chennai, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan said, "Sonia Gandhi should deal with the situation from a humanitarian point of view...she is the last hope of the Sri Lankan Tamils and has the power to press for a ceasefire with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse." The VCK is part of the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK)-Congress alliance in the coming elections.