Quake victims condoled

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, JAN. 27. The joint meeting of the leaders of the parties constituting the Secular Democratic Front headed by the Congress(I) today passed resolutions expressing grief over the devastation caused by the earthquake in Gujarat.

The PCC(I) president, Mr. V. Narayanaswamy, who chaired the meeting, said the meeting also urged the Union Territory Administration to rush relief and assistance to the people affected by the quake. There was also an appeal to industrialists and commercial sector to contribute generously to mitigate the sufferings of the people there.

Leaders of the TMC, the CPI,the CPI(M), the AIADMK and other fraternal parties were among those who participated in the deliberations.

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