Vaiko urges Modi to stop appeasing Sri Lankan govt
B Sivakumar,TNN | Jul 15, 2014,
CHENNAI: MDMK chief Vaiko on Tuesday said people in Tamil Nadu, especially the youth, will lose faith in national integration and unity if the Centre continues to appease the Sri Lankan government.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vaiko expressed his objection to an external affairs ministry spokesperson's statement justifying India's abstention from a voting on a Sri Lanka-specific motion at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year. Vaiko wanted to know if it was the official stand of the NDA government.
He alleged that the UPA government provided "logistic military support" to Sri Lanka in the last leg of war between that country's army and rebel LTTE which witnessed heavy Tamil civilian casualty.
The NDA regime headed by A B Vajpayee had taken the "commendable decision" of not providing any military support to Sri Lanka, he said, adding that there were reports that India was now planning to impart military training to Sri Lankan soldiers.
Vaiko said there were reports that commercial and economic relationship between the two countries would be enhanced and one of the largest apparel companies in Sri Lanka was slated to invest in a special economic zone in Visakhapatnam.
"The condition of Tamils in north and eastern Sri Lanka is 'worsening' as the army has taken control of civilian areas. These areas are being turned into Sinhala settlements even as Tamil men and women are facing many other difficulties," he said.
"With all sincerity and good intention, I have placed this representation for your kind consideration and I would request you to take appropriate steps to erase the tears of Tamils," Vaiko said in the letter.
B Sivakumar,TNN | Jul 15, 2014,
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vaiko expressed his objection to an external affairs ministry spokesperson's statement justifying India's abstention from a voting on a Sri Lanka-specific motion at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year. Vaiko wanted to know if it was the official stand of the NDA government.
He alleged that the UPA government provided "logistic military support" to Sri Lanka in the last leg of war between that country's army and rebel LTTE which witnessed heavy Tamil civilian casualty.
The NDA regime headed by A B Vajpayee had taken the "commendable decision" of not providing any military support to Sri Lanka, he said, adding that there were reports that India was now planning to impart military training to Sri Lankan soldiers.
Vaiko said there were reports that commercial and economic relationship between the two countries would be enhanced and one of the largest apparel companies in Sri Lanka was slated to invest in a special economic zone in Visakhapatnam.
"The condition of Tamils in north and eastern Sri Lanka is 'worsening' as the army has taken control of civilian areas. These areas are being turned into Sinhala settlements even as Tamil men and women are facing many other difficulties," he said.
"With all sincerity and good intention, I have placed this representation for your kind consideration and I would request you to take appropriate steps to erase the tears of Tamils," Vaiko said in the letter.
