{"id":38946,"date":"2012-04-18T05:51:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T05:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=38946"},"modified":"2012-04-18T05:51:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T05:51:25","slug":"press-u-n-for-referendum-on-tamil-eelam-says-dmk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/press-u-n-for-referendum-on-tamil-eelam-says-dmk\/","title":{"rendered":"Press U.N. For Referendum On \u2018Tamil Eelam,&#8217; Says DMK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_38947\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/press-u-n-for-referendum-on-tamil-eelam-says-dmk\/karunanidhi_1054390f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38947\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38947\" class=\" wp-image-38947  \" title=\"karunanidhi_1054390f\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/karunanidhi_1054390f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/karunanidhi_1054390f.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/karunanidhi_1054390f-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DMK president M. Karunanidhi. Photo: R. Ragu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>BY THE HINDU-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a constituent of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at the Centre, on Tuesday urged the Union government to press the United Nations for a referendum on a \u2018Tamil Eelam&#8217; in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the demand for the referendum made by the Tamil community, Mr. Karunanidhi recalled his earlier remarks that if at all he had one unfulfilled desire, it was the creation of a separate State for the Sri Lankan Tamils.<\/p>\n<p>The DMK leader said that many new countries had come into being following the U.N. intervention and referendum. 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