India should support referendum for Tamil Eelam through the UN
April 18, 2012 08:41 am
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said India should take up efforts in the United Nations for holding a referendum in Sri Lanka for creation of a separate Tamil Eelam.
Welcoming the idea of a referendum for the creation of Tamil Eelam, Karunanidhi, writing for the party mouthpiece Murasoli, said: “The demand for holding referendum amongst Tamils for the creation of Tamil Eelam is welcome.”
“At the intervention of United Nations, some countries have been formed and got recognition. Similarly a referendum should be conducted amongst Tamils for the creation of Tamil Eelam and United Nations should take steps for that.”
He said India should give necessary support and pressure for the measure.
A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation held talks in Colombo yesterday to assess the post-war situation in the country, the Sri Lankan external affairs ministry said.
The delegation, led by the Indian opposition leader Sushma Swaraj, met External Affairs Minister G L Peiris as well as Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse.
“The Indian delegation was briefed on the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the north and east as well as other post-war developments,” an external affairs ministry official told Xinhua.
The delegation also visited the Sri Lankan parliament and met Speaker Chamal Rajapakse as well as other government officials.
The external affairs ministry said that on Wednesday the delegation is scheduled to travel to the former war affected areas in the north of the country.
Officials said that in the north the Indian parliamentary delegation will get a first hand look at some of the projects undertaken by India to help the Tamils in the country.
The delegation is scheduled to visit other parts of the country as well and hold talks with Sri Lankan opposition members, including members of the Tamil National Alliance, a key Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.
The delegation will also meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during their six-day tour in the country.
Two major political parties from Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK and DMK, withdrew from the delegation at the last minute as they felt the visit will merely be a sightseeing tour.
The AIDMK and DMK have been calling on the Indian government to act on human rights concerns in Sri Lanka.
The visit by the delegation comes close on the heels of India voting against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last month. (IANS)
Welcoming the idea of a referendum for the creation of Tamil Eelam, Karunanidhi, writing for the party mouthpiece Murasoli, said: “The demand for holding referendum amongst Tamils for the creation of Tamil Eelam is welcome.”
“At the intervention of United Nations, some countries have been formed and got recognition. Similarly a referendum should be conducted amongst Tamils for the creation of Tamil Eelam and United Nations should take steps for that.”
He said India should give necessary support and pressure for the measure.
A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation held talks in Colombo yesterday to assess the post-war situation in the country, the Sri Lankan external affairs ministry said.
The delegation, led by the Indian opposition leader Sushma Swaraj, met External Affairs Minister G L Peiris as well as Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse.
“The Indian delegation was briefed on the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the north and east as well as other post-war developments,” an external affairs ministry official told Xinhua.
The delegation also visited the Sri Lankan parliament and met Speaker Chamal Rajapakse as well as other government officials.
The external affairs ministry said that on Wednesday the delegation is scheduled to travel to the former war affected areas in the north of the country.
Officials said that in the north the Indian parliamentary delegation will get a first hand look at some of the projects undertaken by India to help the Tamils in the country.
The delegation is scheduled to visit other parts of the country as well and hold talks with Sri Lankan opposition members, including members of the Tamil National Alliance, a key Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.
The delegation will also meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during their six-day tour in the country.
Two major political parties from Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK and DMK, withdrew from the delegation at the last minute as they felt the visit will merely be a sightseeing tour.
The AIDMK and DMK have been calling on the Indian government to act on human rights concerns in Sri Lanka.
The visit by the delegation comes close on the heels of India voting against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last month. (IANS)
