TNS Corner
Sri Lankan Tamils' Plights Stirs Political Storm in Tamil Nadu

Oct 5, 2008, 19:23

Chennai - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi urged people of Tamil Nadu to write million letters to the Indian Prime Minister to intervene on behalf of the Eelam Tamils to save them. DMK lead by the Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is organizing a Rally in Tamil Nadu on October 6^th in supports of Eelam Tamils.

The Chief Minister M. Karunanaithi, also written to the Indian Prime Minister and made it clear that joint patrolling by India and Sri Lanka was not feasible to resolve the increased attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy personals.

"While I have repeatedly stressed on the need to strengthen our security on the international maritime border line by giving adequate facilities to the Indian Coast Guard and the navy, we have also made it clear that joint patrolling was not feasible," Karunanidhi said.

Meanwhile, The Tamil Nadu (TN), opposition All India Anna DMK (ADMK) lead by former TN chief minister,  Ms. J Jeyalalitha, issued a statement on Saturday on the Sri Lankan Tamils situation. She has blasted the Indian central government not only it is silently witnessing the genocides of Sri Lankan Tamils by the Sri Lankan government at its forces and she charged that India is aiding and abating the Sri Lankan armed forces attack and kill Tamils in Sri Lanka.  She also urged the Indian government to end the military aid to the Island nation.

Jayalalitha’s statement on Saturday said, “the Centre was not just a passive spectator in the Sri Lankan ethnic issue but an active collaborator supplying arms, radars and training to the Sri Lankan armed forces.”

She also has blasted the Tamil Nadu government DMK lead by the veteran Tamil Politicain and known as world Tamil leader, TN Chief Minister, Muthuvel Karunanithi who is also currently a important partner in Indian central government, that CM is ignoring the plights of the Sri Lankan Tamils and silently watching the atrocities against the Eelam Tamils.

Ms. Jayalalithaa said though it was not uncommon for one nation to offer training or supply arms to another country, in the case of Sri Lanka, the question arose as to who its target was.

"The Sri Lankan government may well claim that its Army is shooting only at the LTTE’s guerrilla fighters. But, claims made about the death toll indicate that it is not just the LTTE militants who are being mowed down, but a substantial part of the hapless Tamil population as well. So, in essence, Indian arms and ammunition sent from India are being used against the innocent Tamils of Sri Lanka," she said.

"The Sri Lankan armed forces have also killed Indian fishermen in the sea. All the time, the Indian government has been saying that this matter has been taken up with the Sri Lankan government. But, no tangible action has been taken so far by the Indian government,” she alleged. “We are not asking for an armed invasion of Sri Lanka. What we look for is that the Indian Prime Minister should call up his Sri Lankan counterpart and make his displeasure known in clear terms," she stressed.

Almost all the political parties in Tamil Nadu united and urges immediate intervention by the Center in supports of Sri Lankan Tamils to stop the brutal war against them and force Sri Lanka to find a just and fair solution the long suffering Tamils in Sri Lanka.

TN BJP party State unit president L Ganesan also demanded that the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu seek the Centre's intervention in ensuring a political resolution to the ethnic conflict in the island nation.

Most of Tamil Nadu political parties’ leaders came out on October 2, CPI party organized mass fasting protest strongly to support of Eelam Tamils. Several other Tamil leaders, including  Panruti S. Ramachandran, who was actively engaged in the Sri Lankan process under the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) in the mid-80's who also part of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam’s (DMDK) addressed the participants at Seappaakkam. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) supremo Vaiko, P Nedumaran of Tamil Desiya Iyakkam, Puthiya Tamilagam’s K Krishnasamy, Viduthalai Chiruththaikal Kadchi (VCK, Liberation Panthers Party) President Thol. Thirumavalavan, World Tamils Organization President, Ira. Janarthanan, former Congress leader Thindivanam Ramamoorthy and Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (LDMK) Leader Vijaya T Rajendhar were present.

Meanwhile PMK demanded and its leader Dr. Ramadas urged the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (TN) to come out of the silence and support the Sri Lankan Tamils and urged the TN CM to urge the Indian government to intervene on behalf of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Tamils’ Plights Stirs Political Storm in Tamil Nadu.