Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday refused to comment on LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran’s death, saying it is "not yet confirmed"."The news is not yet confirmed. I have nothing to say now on this issue," Karunanidhi told reporters after meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence.
“In Tamil Nadu many leaders don't believe Prabhakaran is dead, so I will not react on this,” he said.
Karunanidhi urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gandhi to take steps for the relief and rehabilitation of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
The DMK chief had come to Delhi to formally extend his party's support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in government formation. The DMK has got 18 MPs in the new Lok Sabha.
The DMK chief also presented a shawl to the Congress president to felicitate her on the mandate won by the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls. The UPA has got 263 seats in the new Lok Sabha.
Karunanidhi met Gandhi along with his party colleague T.R. Baalu. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi too participated in the meeting.
The DMK chief later also met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to whom he repeated his request to take steps for the welfare of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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