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The European Union has expressed concern over reports that relatives of three Tamil parliamentarians have been kidnapped. In a statement, the European Union condemned the abductions and called for the release of the hostages. On Wednesday, a member of parliament for the Tamil national Alliance, Suresh Premachandran, said relatives of three of his parliamentary colleagues had been abducted in three different incidents in the North. Premachandran alleged that the three members of parliament, all of whom belong to the Tamil National Alliance, were under pressure not to vote against the government's budget on Friday. Speaking to Sandeshaya the spokesman of the British High Commission in Colombo, John Cully said that the European Union urges any one with influence over the kidnapers to act urgently to secure the release of the victims unharmed
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils