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Centre to consider granting Indian citizenship to Lankan refugees |
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
said here on Saturday that the Centre would consider a proposal by the Tamil Nadu
Government to grant Indian citizenship to all Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living
in the state. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had earlier urged the Centre
to grant Indian citizenships to these refugees. Briefing reporters after meeting
Karaunanidhi, Chidambaram said: "The matter would be considered after holding
talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna."
Commenting on sending a delegation of Indian MPs to Sri Lanka to assess the post
conflict situation there, Chidambaram said it is also under the consideration
of the Union Government. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (DMK) adopted a resolution
on September 26 on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of former state
Chief Minister C N Annadurai and asked Centre to grant citizenship and rehabilitate
over 100,000 refugees in the state. Meanwhile, spiritual leader Ravi Shankar had
backed the Tamil Nadu Government's demand and said his Art of Living Foundation
would conduct a signature campaign in support of this demand. |
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