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Chennai, Nov. 9. (UNI): Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, N Ram, today said Union Minister of State for Home, I D Swamy, had said that the Centre would take up with the Tamil Nadu Government, the sentencing of four of its senior journalists and the publisher by the State Assembly in a breach of privilege case. (Another Central Minister has also said he would request the Assembly Speaker to withdraw the order.) Addressing journalists, who are observing a fast at the Press Club here in protest against the Tamil Nadu Assembly sentencing six journalists to 15 days simple imprisonment, he said...