Rudd no different to Howard - AFTA
April 20, 2010 07:27 am
By his treatment of Tamil asylum-seekers, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had proved himself no better than former prime minister John Howard, the Secretary of the Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations(AFTA), Victor Rajakulendran, said yesterday.
His view was echoed by a prominent member of
I am thoroughly disappointed with Mr Rudds stand, the man said. He is no different to Mr Howard.
He said the Labor Party had abandoned Tamils because of political opportunism.
Dr Rajakulendran said the Labor Government had been elected on a promise of
changing everything. But with the number of boats increasing; with an election
in
The association had pleaded with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for a
bipartisan approach to asylum-seekers. But the Government and Opposition were
seeking to score political points with the Government toughening its stand by
suspending applications by asylum-seekers from
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