Govt bows to Tamil Nadu politicians, sends back Sri Lankan trainees
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Govt bows to Tamil Nadu politicians, sends back Sri Lankan trainees
Arun Janardhanan, TNN | Jul 6, 2012
Govt bows to TN politicians, sends back Sri Lankan airmen
'இலங்கை விமானப்படையினர் சென்னையிலிருந்து அனுப்பப்பட்டனர்"
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பயிற்சிக்காக சென்னை வந்திருந்த இலங்கை விமானப்படையினரை, தமிழகத்தில் எழுந்த எதிர்ப்பு காரணமாக, அங்கிருந்து அனுப்ப இந்திய பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சகம் உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்தது
THE TIMES OF INDIA
Govt bows to Tamil Nadu politicians, sends back Sri Lankan trainees
Arun Janardhanan, TNN | Jul 6, 2012
Govt bows to TN politicians, sends back Sri Lankan airmen
CHENNAI: Bowing to the pressure of politicians from Tamil Nadu, the defence ministry on Friday decided to send back Sri Lankan air force personnel who were undergoing training at the Tambaram airbase.
"All Sri Lankan trainees are being sent off today from this station as per instruction of the ministry of defence," a brief defence ministry statement said.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's demand for putting an end to Indian Air Force base at Tambaram, Chennai training Sri Lankan air force personnel had triggered political reverberations, with Union shipping minister G K Vasan supporting theAIADMK leader's line.
Vasan said on Friday that the ongoing training of Sri Lankan troops at the Tambaram air base is a matter of concern. "It is a matter of concern, considering the cruelties faced by Tamils in Lanka," Vasan said while inaugurating a vessel traffic management system at Chennai port.
He said he strongly disagreed with the decision to train Lankan personnel and that he has taken up the matter with Union ministers concerned. The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B S Gnanadesikan will officially convey the state Congress unit's protest against the training, Vasan said.
Earlier, MDMK had expressed its protest against the training being imparted to Sri Lankan personnel.
"All Sri Lankan trainees are being sent off today from this station as per instruction of the ministry of defence," a brief defence ministry statement said.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's demand for putting an end to Indian Air Force base at Tambaram, Chennai training Sri Lankan air force personnel had triggered political reverberations, with Union shipping minister G K Vasan supporting theAIADMK leader's line.
Vasan said on Friday that the ongoing training of Sri Lankan troops at the Tambaram air base is a matter of concern. "It is a matter of concern, considering the cruelties faced by Tamils in Lanka," Vasan said while inaugurating a vessel traffic management system at Chennai port.
He said he strongly disagreed with the decision to train Lankan personnel and that he has taken up the matter with Union ministers concerned. The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B S Gnanadesikan will officially convey the state Congress unit's protest against the training, Vasan said.
Earlier, MDMK had expressed its protest against the training being imparted to Sri Lankan personnel.
