Lankan Tamil issue: 60-km long human chain formed
Chennai: Braving a heavy downpour, people from all walks of life on Friday formed a 60-km long 'human chain,' called by DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to prevail upon the Centre to ensure a ceasefire between the Army and LTTE in Sri Lanka.
Volunteers of the DMK and its allies, including estranged ally PMK and members of the public formed the human chain, from Royapuram in North Chennai upto Chengelpet in Kancheepuram district.
Karunanidhi inaugurated the human chain at Royapuram.
The Congress, which had of late been distancing itself from the Sri lankan Tamils issue on the plea that the Centre was doing its best to mitigate their sufferings, did not participate in the chain.
The AIADMK, MDMK and BJP also boycotted the chain.
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss, state CPI leader D Pandiyan and CPI-M state secretary N Varadarajan also participated in the human chain.
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Indian Tamils in human chain protest over Sri Lanka 24 Oct 2008 11:34:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
By S. Murari
CHENNAI, India, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tamils marched in the streets of a southern Indian city on Friday to protest against the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka, as a regional political group pressured the Indian government to stop the war.
Protesters braved heavy rains and linked arms in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. "Save the Tamils, stop the battle," they shouted.
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Chennai: Braving a heavy downpour, people from all walks of life on Friday formed a 60-km long 'human chain,' called by DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to prevail upon the Centre to ensure a ceasefire between the Army and LTTE in Sri Lanka.
Volunteers of the DMK and its allies, including estranged ally PMK and members of the public formed the human chain, from Royapuram in North Chennai upto Chengelpet in Kancheepuram district.
Karunanidhi inaugurated the human chain at Royapuram.
The Congress, which had of late been distancing itself from the Sri lankan Tamils issue on the plea that the Centre was doing its best to mitigate their sufferings, did not participate in the chain.
The AIADMK, MDMK and BJP also boycotted the chain.
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss, state CPI leader D Pandiyan and CPI-M state secretary N Varadarajan also participated in the human chain.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14784354
Indian Tamils in human chain protest over Sri Lanka 24 Oct 2008 11:34:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
By S. Murari
CHENNAI, India, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tamils marched in the streets of a southern Indian city on Friday to protest against the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka, as a regional political group pressured the Indian government to stop the war.
Protesters braved heavy rains and linked arms in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. "Save the Tamils, stop the battle," they shouted.
...
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