Tottanuthu (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 14 (ANI): The final phase of the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils in Dindigul District, Thotanuthu village, has been completed.
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the Centres approval for the state government to provide humanitarian aid to Sri Lankan Tamils in the wake of an economic crisis in that countryStalin also the DMK supremo gave a detailed memorandum on various issues including those related to the economic crisis in the island nation during his meeting with ModiReferring to adversities being faced by Lankan Tamils he said many of them embarked on a perilous journey to Tamil Nadu due to unaffordable prices of essential commodities there and they are lodged in a transit camp in the stateThe memorandum noted that more people may be arriving in the state due to worsening economic condition in Sri LankaIn this juncture it added the Tamil Nadu government is willing to provide essential commodities and life saving medicines to Sri Lankan Tamils living in northern and eastern part of that country as well as those working in plantation sector who are reeling under severe food crisis as a life saving measure and help them especially vulnerable group of women and children It is requested to accord necessary permission to undertake the benevolent activity it said Earlier in the morning he also met Congress president Sonia Gandhi whose party is a partner in the DMK-led government in the state in ParliamentWelcoming Stalin to Delhi Gandhi went to meet him in the DMK office in Parliament and said she came to say Vanakkam to him and will meet him again during his party office inauguration in the national capital on April 2Stalin greeted her with a shawlStalin is on a three-day visit to the national capital and is scheduled to meet several top leadersDMK is inaugurating its party office in the national capital on April 2 and has invited leaders from various parties including the BJP and the Congress the party MP Kanimozhi said PTI JTR KR BJ ZMN
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo MK Stalin on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the Centres approval for the state government to provide humanitarian aid to Sri Lankan Tamils in the wake of an economic crisis in that countryStalin gave a detailed memorandum on various issues including those related to the economic crisis in the island nation during his meeting with ModiEarlier in the morning he also met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in ParliamentWelcoming Stalin to Delhi Gandhi went to meet him in the DMK office in Parliament and said she came to say Vanakkam to him and will meet him again during his party office inauguration in the national capital on April 2Stalin greeted her with a shawlStalin is on a three-day visit to the national capital and is scheduled to meet several top leadersDMK is inaugurating its party office in the national capital on April 2 and has invited leaders from various parties including the BJP and the Congress the party MP Kanimozhi said PTI JTR KR BJ PYK PYK
Chennai Mar 24 PTI Taking cognisance of the sudden arrival of Sri Lankan nationals to the state Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the government is in touch with the Centre on how to handle the issue legally Referring to media reports on the Lankan nationals fleeing the crisis-hit island nation and reaching the shores of Tamil Nadu in droves the Chief Minister said he had already instructed the officials to get in touch with the Central government on handling the issue legally I have been watching the news of the suffering Lankan Tamils coming to Tamil Nadu recently I had instructed my officials yesterday to get in touch with the Union ministry concerned and officials as well on how to handle this issue legally the Chief Minister told the Assembly The Tamil Nadu government will strive to ensure a new dawn to the Lankan Tamils he assured A group of 10 members including women and children fled the economic crisis gripping their island nation and arrived at Rameswaram on Wednesday Earlier six fleeing Lankan nationals entered Tamil Nadu Raising the issue in the Assembly Congress legislator S Vijayadharani sought to know if the Tamil Nadu government could intervene and help the agonised Lankan Tamils With reports claiming the price of essential commodities hitting the roof there is an acute shortage of petroleum products in Sri Lanka Last week India had announced a USD 1 billion line of credit to the island nation to deal with the crisis after having extended USD 500-million earlier PTI JSP HDA HDA
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