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Parliament on Monday paid homage to thousands of people killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, observing that it was a “tragedy of incalculable magnitude”.
Members in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha observed silence as a mark of respect to those killed in the catastrophe.
In her message in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker, Ms Meira Kumar, said the House expresses “its heartfelt condolences to the people of Japan for the tragic loss of life and large-scale damage to property by this catastrophe.”
In the Rajya Sabha, the Chairman, Mr Hamid Ansari, read out a message expressing heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences to the “friendly people” of Japan, who have lost their near and dear ones in the tragedy.
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