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Manmohan writes to Karunanidhi

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CHENNAI: "The Government of India is deeply disturbed by the violence against civilians in Sri Lanka including women and children and about the particular situation and distress of Sri Lanka's Tamil citizens," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.

Dr. Singh, in a letter sent to the Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on the Sri Lankan issue, states that "Your concerns on this subject have been noted by me. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate to you that the Government of India is deeply disturbed by the violence against civilians in Sri Lanka including women and children and about the particular situation and distress of Sri Lanka's Tamil citizens. As such we would not be a party to any activity that would have the effect of exacerbating the difficulties faced by the Sri Lankan Tamil community. It continues to be our position that the problems in Sri Lanka can only be solved through peaceful negotiations and we are urging all concerned to eschew violence which inevitably has a grave impact on innocent and defenceless civilians."

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