Singh 'unlikely' to attend CHOGM reports Indian media

Published: 16:45 GMT

Indian media has reportted that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is 'unlikely' to visit Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, due to take place next week.

Rediff quoted 'high level Congress sources' who have insisted that Singh boycott the event. A high level Congress meeting headed by party leader Sonia Gandhi was reportedly held for over an hour, on whether to attend the summit in Colombo.

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Meanwhile, IBN Live has reported that 'sources close to the development' say a decision will be made soon, with P Chidambaram, who took part in the Congress meeting, insisting that Tamil sentiments be taken into account before making a decision.

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