Karunanidhi objects to Lankan minister’s statement
Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana
CHENNAI: Objecting to a Sri Lankan minister’s announcement that Lankan fishermen would rally against their Indian counterparts, DMK chief M Karunandihi on Monday described it as a “planned strategy” by Colombo to divert attention from the “tyrannies” of Rajapaksa government.
Traditional industries and small enterprise development minister Douglas Devananda’s statement warning of a protest “seem to be a planned strategy by Sri Lanka to divert attention from the tyrannies of the Rajapaksa government which are slowly coming to light…,” he said.
“I believe Indian government would have realized by now that Devananda’s remarks amount to challenging it by provoking it,” Karunanidhi said in a party statement.
Recalling that Devananda is an accused in a 1986 shootout case at Choolaimedu here, he said a man with such background making statements like these was against Indian fishermen and the Tamil people which “cannot be tolerated.”
“Taking into account his arrogant talk, the Centre and the state government should take due action immediately,” he requested.
Lankan fishermen would stage a rally to protest against their Indian counterparts for allegedly snapping their fishing nets and causing inconvenience to them, Devananda had said while participating in the St Anthony’s Church festival yesterday at Katchatheevu, an islet ceded to Sri Lanka by India in 1974. (Courtesy: Times of India)
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you bleddy old man, no body support you until hon j jayalalitha there.
the woman equal to 10 politicians.
Sri Lankan Buddhists who visit holy Buddhist sites in Southern India are being harassed and turned away. The Indian Police are failing to enforce law and protect Sri Lankan Buddhist pilgrims.
I am pretty sure visiting a Holy precinct is a universal human right and the Governments who control these areas are bound by international treaty to provide unfetterd access to these sites to anyone in the World.
As the Indian Government is flagarntly violating its obligations in providing access and seurity to Sinhala Buddhist pilgrims, GOSL should take the following steps:
1. Raise the issue with the UNHRC boss and seek UN protection to Sri Lankan Buddhist pilgrims in India
2.Propose a resolution in the ongoing UNHCR sessions against India including suspension of India’s membership in the UN if the violation of human rights of Sinhala Buddhist pilgrims are not rectified with a fixed timeframe
3. Consider utilising our own military to provide access and security to Sri Lanka Sinhala Buddhist citizens visiting holy sites in India
4. take up this issue with China and evolve a possible military strategy jointly with China to occupy and restore law and order in Sothern India