Chennai, Dec 12: The British High Commissioner to
India Sir Richard Stagg met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and
discussed with him issues related to Sri Lankan Tamils and security
situation in the coastal state.
An official press release described it as a "courtesy
call." During the half-an-hour meeting, the duo discussed the Sri Lankan
Tamils issue, security situation in the state in the wake of the 26/11
Mumbai attacks and the Tamil Nadu government’s preparedness and ability to
face the global economic crisis.
Prior to the meeting, the British envoy had told reporters
that it would be a call to talk about the political situation in Tamil
Nadu and to hear his (Karunanidhi’s) views on what was happening in Sri
Lanka and how he viewed the security situation in Tamil Nadu after the
attacks in Mumbai. He also termed the economic development of Tamil Nadu
in the recent years as "impressive" and said he wanted to see how Tamil
Nadu was preparing to manage the impact of global economic "turbulence".
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