Yet by championing the Sri Lankan cause, Mr Karunanidhi may in fact be most keen to deflect attention from nearer troubles.
Southampton's work-rate in the first half had been matched by their defensive discipline and resilience in the second as Chelsea pushed constantly but were unable to get anywhere near troubling Forster.
Maximum call volume could have been a little higher though, but on the whole I had no trouble nearing people on the line, and vice versa.
Of a thousand or so shark and ray species, one-third are in serious trouble or nearing extinction.
Of the infamous "Battle of Old Trafford", when Martin Keown did his gargoyle impression in the face of Ruud van Nistelrooy after Vieira's sending-off, Keane chuckles: "I was nowhere near that trouble.
In his last thirty years, he had near-constant trouble with his sinuses, joints, and bowels, but throughout the same period he had the companionship of Mary Skinner, a merchant's daughter.
Andrew Russell from Wimbledon, London said he would be happy to take his partner and their teenage children to Turkey, "as the tourist destinations are nowhere near the trouble zones and I believe the terrorist threat is low".
Mr. Sharp, a former counterterrorism specialist for the Australian government, said he established a base in an office near the trouble and then hit the streets with some of his team.
In the wake of Islamic State victories in the Iraqi city of Ramadi and in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra last week, Carter fended off suggestions that it's time to position U.S. ground troops and troop air controllers near the trouble spots in an effort to contain the Islamic State.
The labor market, though nearing the corner, is still deeply troubled.
