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Chennai, Oct 18 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remark on the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, and said the remarks raised hopes of the Centre taking steps to halt the Lankan troops’ offensive against Tamils in LTTE-held areas.

The DMK chief, while writing in party organ “Murasoli”, said he found solace in the remarks of the PM and hoped the Centre would consider the demands of an all-party meeting here on October 14.

New Delhi, Oct.17: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition filed by V Ravichandran, a convict serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking his premature release on the ground that he has already undergone a jail term of 14 years.

Supreme Court Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Mr. Justice P Sathasivam issued the notice after Ravichandran''s counsel urged that his client''s plea for release be considered by the Advisory Board along with three others Nalini, S.Jeyakumar and Robert Payas whose application is already pending with the State Government.