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Tamil Nadu CM calls Mehbooba, seeks safe return of 130 TN tourists

After a tourist’s death, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, the chief minister of the state K Palaniswami called CM Mehbooba Mufti and sought the safe return of 130 tourists of his state from Kashmir.

R Thirumaniselvam, suffered head injuries after being hit by a stone near Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday. The TN chief minister, in an official release, said he had spoken to Mehbooba Mufti and sought her help for the safe return of the tourists.

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Condoling Tirumaniselvam’s death, Palaniswami announced a solatium of Rs three lakh to the next of kin.

The TN chief minister said that on his direction, Tamil Nadu House officials in New Delhi had taken all steps with the help of the Jammu and Kashmir government to bring Tirumani’s body back to the state and for the safe return of the other tourists.

“I asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to help officials of the Tamil Nadu government for the safe return of the tourists,” he said.

Tamil Nadu tourists in Jammu and Kashmir may get in touch with officials of the TN House by calling 011-24193450, 24193100 and 24193200, he said.

Moreover, in a official statement, Mehbooba Mufti said that the tourist’s killing is a blot on Kashmir’s value system.

“I have no words strong enough to condemn this tragic incident or even condole with the family”, she said in her statement. She described the incident as a blot on the cultural value system of Kashmir and an attempt to bulldoze the economy of the place.

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