Govt urges Centre to find political solution to Lankan crisis

Chennai, Jan 20 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu Government today expressed its deep concern over the untold miseries suffered by the Sri Lankan Tamils and urged the Centre to find a peaceful political solution to the vexed ethnic crisis.

Delivering the customary address to the House, Governor S S Barnala said, ''this government is deeply concerned about the untold miseries suffered by the Sri Lankan Tamils in recent times without any security for their lives and property.'' He said the letters written by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in this regard to Ms Sonia Gandhi, the guiding spirit of the Union Government and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and their replies were a source of solace and hope to the Sri Lankan Tamils.

''This Government urges that a peaceful political solution through dialogue, as desired by the Union Government, for this long standing problem of Sri Lankan Tamils should be found,'' he said.

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