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<b>Congress decides to ignore Modi's Tamil Nadu visit</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Chennai, Jan 10: The Congress party, in a fix over one of the venues of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's public functions here next week that is owned by its Tamil Nadu unit, has decided to ignore the visit as well as the protests.</b>

The controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has been invited by Cho Ramaswamy, actor and editor of the Tughlak magazine, to be the chief guest at the annual day celebration of his publication.

Modi is expected to be in the city Jan 14, the day the state celebrates Pongal or the harvest festival.

AIADMK leader and former chief minister J. Jayalalitha has invited him for a meal, informed sources said. The two leaders are expected to discuss the possibility of alliance for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections
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<b>The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath has warned of a statewide protest Friday against Modi's planned visit, as has the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam.</b>
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In view of the various protests, however, the BJP's state leader Ila Ganesan said:<b> "The state government will be responsible for Modi's security. He is a terror for terrorists themselves."</b>  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->