CHOGM: Singh to decide after considering relevant factors

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Breaking his silence over India’s participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled at Colombo next month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a decision would be taken only after considering all relevant factors, including sentiments of Tamil people.

“I wish to inform you that a decision on the issue of my participation in the CHOGM conference will be taken only after considering all relevant factors, including the sentiments of your party and the Tamil people,” Singh said in a letter to DMK chief M Karunanidhi today. Senior DMK leader and party’s leader in Parliament T R Baalu called on Singh this evening and informed him about the deteriorating health of pro-Tamil activist K Thiagarajan, on an indefinite fast here since Oct 1.

Thiagarajan is demanding that India boycott CHOGM, alleging that Sri Lanka was guilty of genocide of Tamils in the island nation. He is general secretary of the Tamil Desiya Viduthalai Iyakkam. In his meeting with the Prime Minister, Baalu also put forth DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s demand that India should not participate in CHOGM.

The Prime Minister urged the DMK chief to persuade the activist to break his fast. Political parties in Tamil Nadu, including DMK, have been demanding that the Centre stay away from CHOGM. On October 1, the Madras High Court had directed Chennai Police to grant permission to Thiagarajan to observe the indefinite fast after he moved the court on being denied permission to go on fast by the Police Commissioner. (dayandnightnews.com)

Comments - 5

Aceman Tuesday, 15 October 2013 06:45 AM

Oh, you mean you are going to wait until you get our politicians to sign some more deals in favor of the Indian economy before saying, 'No, on principle, I will not attend'??
..Really don't come here, please!!

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ANTON Tuesday, 15 October 2013 06:53 AM

MOST RELEVANT FACTORS

I LOVE JAYALALITHA
I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN IPKF INCIDENTS
I HAVE TO SELL MY GOODS TO SRILANKA
SRILANKAN FISH ARE MORE CHEAP AND TASTY

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jim pappa Tuesday, 15 October 2013 01:54 PM

Here's some more.
I like Sampur, but I'd like more
I hate to see Sri Lanka leaning towards my enemy, China
and, above all, I want Sri Lanka to know who the big boss is in
this part of the world.

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Ganeshan Tuesday, 15 October 2013 02:39 PM

Dr Singh. When you talk of "sentiments of Tamils" do you mean Sri Lankan Tamils or Indian Tamils?? First your party sent IPKF to rape our tamil girls in 1987 and destroyed tamil property and now you cunninly trying to get fishing rights for Tamil nadu, all under the guise of safeguarding the "sentiments of tamils". Who suffers more by your actions of past and present - It is is the Sri Lankan Tamil people who suffer by each of your actions? SO PLEASE LOOK AFTER YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

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Tin Tuesday, 15 October 2013 02:42 PM

I may not be a a fan of SL government right now.. but as a Sri Lankan you're dead to me if you're not coming Dr. Singh

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