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In a statement on Tuesday, chief minister M Karunanidhi said the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has assured him that a federal government representative will visit state capital Chennai to discuss Tamil Nadu's concerns on the fragile situation in the neighbouring country. In an emergency meeting on Monday, the ruling DMK government and six of its alliance parties had expressed concern over the death of innocent people in Sri Lanka, leading to an influx of refugees into Tamil Nadu. They had asked the Indian government to take necessary steps to restore peace in the Island nation. Mr Karunanidhi had suggested that India could help re-start the stalled peace talks between Sri Lankan government and the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. Meanwhile, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and leader of the main opposition AIADMK, J Jayalalithaa, has asked the federal government to take immediate steps to restore peace in Sri Lanka. In a statement, she expressed "anguish over the killing of innocent people in the fight between the Sri Lankan army and the LTTE". She said the fighting, resulting in the influx of Tamil refugees to India, was causing "a lot of mental agony to the people in India". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils