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Looks like Beach boi is crying !

In Tamil Nadu too, Karunanidhi has lost support of Vaikoo and Dr. Ramadoss who enjoy support in certain areas. With Jayalalitha itching to return to power and now hitching a ride on the back of the mounting emotional wave in support for the Sri Lankan Tamils, Karunanidhi s task of retaining all the 39 seats he won in the last parliamentary election, would be a formidable task

The government s decision to order the pullout of aid workers from the uncleared areas of the Wanni, has also not gone down well with the international players, sparking quite a formidable outcry. The UN Secretary General also raised this concern during his meeting with the President on the sidelines of the General Assembly in the Big Apple last week.

Britain and several other European Union (EU) countries have a crucial role to play, when it comes to the renewal of the GSP+ scheme, which grants a competitive advantage to Sri Lankan exporters penetrating the European market. Sri Lanka s duty free incentives hang in the balance worse than ever, especially, after sustained government criticism of the EU s Sri Lanka head of mission Julian Wilson, sparked a scathing missive from Benita-Ferrero Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations of the European Union last week, just before the commencement of the UNGA.

If a country which benefits from GSP + does not ensure compliance with these UN Conventions, it is perfectly normal that the eligibility be called into question, Ferrero-Waldner s open letter stated

The controversy surrounding the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, did not deter President Rajapaksa from meeting his new found comrade in the international arena.However, inadvisable for him to do so, given American sensitivities on the issue, President Rajapaksa continued to defy the concerns of the West, by overtly courting the Iranian Leader, who is seen by many in the West as a rogue in the global scene

&000++ posts and still nothing.

OCt 9th ?

Counting the days.

There must be a valid reason why Hon CM Karunanidhi & his Daughter Kanimozhi are making a silence in the wake of the attacks on tamils..

Both are very vocal Supporters of tigers & there must be some Secret meetings that are going on for sure...

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