Training of Lankan soldiers cancelled following protest - PTI
July 23, 2011 02:07 pm
Following protests from Tamil outfits, a proposed programme to train 25 Sri Lankan soldiers at the Defence Service Staff College at Wellington in nearby Nilgiris district has been cancelled, officials said today, Indian media reports.
The Lankan soldiers, who reached the college yesterday for the month-long
training, were sent back following the protests, they said.
The soldiers were sent in a bus to Chennai from where they would return to Sri
Lanka, the officials said.
Over 200 activists of various pro-Sri Lankan Tamil outfits had staged a
demonstration in front of the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) at Wellington
protesting the training programme.
The protesters included members of Periyar Dravida Kazhagam, Naam Tamizhar
Party and Viduthualai Chiruthaigal Katchi, PTI reports.
