Jayalalithaa asks Menon to take up Tamils issue with Lanka - report
June 9, 2011 11:04 pm
Chennai, Jun 9 (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today urged National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to take up with Sri Lanka the issue of rehabilitation of displaced Tamils in the island nation and ensure they were allowed to live with dignity and equal rights on par with the Sinhalese.
Jayalalithaa also conveyed to Menon her concern over recurring attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan defence forces and sought restoration of the fishermen’s rights to fish around Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974, an official release said.
Menon, who is to meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakasa in Colombo tomorrow, called on Jayalalithaa and held discussions for about an hour.
Menon’s meeting with the Chief Minister comes days after the state assembly passed a resolution unanimously demanding that India impose economic sanctions on Sri Lanka for its alleged killing of Tamils there.
