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Rohingyas who came to India before Dec 31, 2014 shouldn't be excluded from
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that Rohingays and Sri Lankan Tamils who had come to India before December 31, 2014, should not be excluded from Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Citizenship law should apply to all persecuted people: Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday demanded that the amended Citizenship should apply equally to all persecuted people including Pakistani Ahmadiyyas, Sri Lankan Tamils, Bhutanese Christians and Myanmarese Rohingyas.
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AIADMK 'disloyal' to Sri Lankans, Tamilians as they backed CAA: Stalin
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the Edapaddi K. Palaniswami-led government in the state are "disloyal" to Sri Lankan and Tamil people here.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar urges Centre to consider giving citizenship to over 1
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday requested the Central government to consider giving citizenship to more than one lakh Tamil Sri Lankans, who are living in the country.
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New Delhi: Vaiko detained for protesting against SL President Gotabaya Raj
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko and his supporters were detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday for protesting against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit to India.
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India ready to work with new SL govt, hopes to fulfill aspirations of Tami
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that the Indian government is ready to work very closely with the new government in Sri Lanka and expressed hope that it will fulfill the aspirations of the Tamil community living in the island nation.
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DMK reiterates demand for 90 pc reservation for Tamils in Central govt job
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Several key decisions were taken by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) at the party's general council meeting held here on Sunday, among which was the reiteration of its demand to reserve 90 per cent vacancies in Central government jobs in the state f
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Tamils are not opposed to Hindi: Shiv Sena
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Tamil people are not opposed to Hindi and students in schools and colleges should have the option to study Hindi, said Shiv Sena's state unit chief Radhakrishnan on Sunday.
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Chennai: Overseas Indian Affairs organised workshop for Nodal Officers on
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Overseas Indian Affairs on Wednesday organised an awareness workshop for Nodal Officers of District Non-Resident Tamils Centre on safe, orderly and regular migration at Chennai.
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Telangana: Kin seek Centre's help to bring back mortal remains of two peop
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mancherial (Telangana) [India], July 23 (ANI): The families of two persons who died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday urged the central government to help them carry the bodies back to India.
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Allegations of Hindi imposition on Tamils incorrect: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday clarified that there would be no imposition of Hindi language on Tamilians or non-Hindi speaking population.
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"I already knew Thanga Tamilselvan will join DMK": Dhinakaran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 29 (ANI): Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran in Chennai on Saturday said he already knew that AAMK leader Thanga Tamilselvan will be joining Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
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