Jayalalithaa may not even send any representative for the ceremony, the reports quoting sources say.
The Tamill Nadu chief minister had earlier expressed dismay over Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's invite to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his May 26 swearing-in.
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While the sentiments of Tamils living in India and elsewhere towards the Sri Lankan Tamils were known, a change of regime at the Centre "in no way alters the already existing strained relations between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka", she had said in a statement.
The AIADMK supremo, a strident critic of the Rajapaksa administration, had said Modi could have avoided the 'ill-advised' move of inviting the head of the island republic, especially with regard to the Centre-state relations.
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The MDMK and DMK also opposed the invitation to Rajapaksa.
MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday said his party would stage a black flag demonstration May 26 in New Delhi to protest Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to India for the ceremony.
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(With inputs from agencies)
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