Chennai: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday said a decision is yet to be taken on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s participation at the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeeting (CHOGM) in Colombo from November 15 to 17.
Speaking to reporters after meeting DMK president M Karunanidhi here, Chidambaram said a decision is yet to be taken and the reports about Manmohan Singh’s participation in the CHOGM are incorrect.
Chidambaram declined to share details of his meeting with Karunanidhi. However, the meeting comes after Karunanidhi said on October 31 that there should not even be a token participation by India at the CHOGM to register its protest over the alleged war crimes against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
He also said Congress would face consequences if Manmohan Singh participated. Karunanidhi was responding to media queries on reports about Congress permitting the prime minister to attend CHOGM.
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