Suspicious ship seen near Koodankulam atomic plantOctober 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A suspicions Jeddah-bound ship on Friday raised suspicion after it was spotted near the Koodankulam atomic plant in Tamil Nadu on Friday. According to police, the ship from Singapore with 10 Indonesia crew members entered Indian waters and was anchored off the coast due to bad weather.
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.
Tamil Nadu Govt. sends relief material for displaced people in Sri LankaAugust 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday sent the fourth installment of relief material worth Rs 15 crores for Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, who are confined to displacement camps. More than 2,80,000 civilians are held in sprawling camps in the north since May, when government troops crushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to end a 25-year-old war.
MDMK chief Vaiko wants UN to intervene in Sri LankaJuly 25th, 2009 CHENNAI /COIMBATORE - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief V. Gopalswamy has urged the UN to intervene in Sri Lanka for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the island nation.
Shipping ministry to tackle issues bogging PPP projectsJune 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The shipping ministry, in its 100-day plan to be announced shortly, will address the issues dogging projects being promoted in public-private-partnership (PPP), Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here Saturday.
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.
Pro-LTTE supporters protest against Sri LankaMay 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hundreds of pro-LTTE supporters under the banner of Viduthali Chiruthai Katchi, took out a mass rally in Chennai on Thursday to protest against Sri Lankan offensive on the ethnic Tamils in the island nation. The protesters raised slogans against Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa and demanded that he be declared a war criminal for initiating military action against the LTTE.
Narayanan briefs Karunanidhi on Sri Lanka visitMay 24th, 2009 CHENNAI - National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
PM calls Karunanidhi, worried about his healthApril 27th, 2009 CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday telephoned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who is on a hunger strike in Chennai, and said the government would do its best to bring peace to Sri Lanka.
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.
Tamil Nadu's VCK asks Sonia Gandhi to press for Lanka cease-fireApril 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.
Sri Lanka Tamils issue: Vijaykanth again offers to boycott pollsApril 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Actor-turned-politician and DMDK leader Vijaykanth has renewed his offer to boycott the ensuing parliamentary elections to show his solidarity with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, if the bigger Dravidian parties do the same. 'The DMDK would gladly follow suit if the (ruling) DMK and (the main opposition) AIADMK agree to boycott the elections on the Sri Lanka Tamils' issue.
UPA insensitive towards Sri Lankan Tamils: AdvaniFebruary 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Lal Krishna Advani Tuesday alleged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was insensitive to the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Advani attended a meeting of the representatives of the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit, a BJP press statement said.
38 held in Chennai for protesting death of Tamil civilians in Sri LankaJanuary 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least 38 people were arrested Friday for protesting the killing of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, police said. The protesters were on a road leading to the Sri Lanka's deputy high commissioner's office here.
Indian dies after setting himself ablaze over Sri Lanka warJanuary 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - A computer operator, who Thursday attempted self-immolation here outside a building housing central government offices, to draw attention to the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka, succumbed to his injuries, hospital sources said. M. Muthu Kumaran, 26, was admitted to a government hospital in a serious condition with 95 percent burns.
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