Indian Parliamentary Delegation: How long should Thamils wait for justice, dignity, equality and self-respect?
By: Veluppillai Thangavelu
Although, the Indian parliamentary delegation led by the charismatic
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Smt. Sushma Swaraj has
returned to New Delhi after a 6 days hectic visit to Sri Lanka, the
debate about the success or failure of the visit still hangs in the air.
That the delegation was led by the Leader of the Opposition showed the
bipartisan or multi-party cooperative approach on the Thamil issue
within the Indian polity.
The Indian coup did not stop there. It was Smt. Swaraj who performed all
the honours where ever she went whether opening the railway line laid
by India or the distribution of Indian aid to the war-affected Thamil
population. Such understanding is rarely witnessed even in the West and
demonstrates the fact that India's foreign policy on Sri Lanka is
bi-partisan between the government and the opposition.
The joint delegation was tasked to interact with the top leaders across
Sri Lanka's political spectrum and assess progress on rehabilitating the
IDPs and other development projects initiated by India.
