 The decision of the Congress to participate in the March 7 meeting of the Tamil Eelam Supporters’ Organisation (TESO) indicates a significant shift in the party’s Eelam stand.
Seeking to dispel the impression that the Congress is indifferent to popular sentiment in Tamil Nadu on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, party MPs and Union Ministers have briefed AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi about the need to participate in the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) conference to be held in Delhi on March 7.
Until recently, the Congress had been careful to distance itself from the TESO, revived by the DMK last year to flaunt the pro-Eelam card.
The meeting of Congress Ministers and MPs from the State with Rahul Gandhi came a few days after DMK Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu and Rajya Sabha member MP Kanimozhi met him.
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