DMK wants training for Sri Lankan personnel scrapped
DMK wants training for Sri Lankan personnel scrapped
Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsKey UPA ally DMK today demandedthat the Centre should immediately scrap the trainingprogramme for Sri Lankan Army personnel in the country,arguing that such exercises create doubts in the minds ofpeople of Tamil Nadu about the government's intentions.A delegation of DMK MPs led by its Parliamentary Partyleader T R Baalu met Defence Minister A K Antony and placedtheir demands before him, explaining the rationale for wantingscrapping of the training programmee.Training of Sri Lankan Army personnel in India ran into arough weather after they were shifted from an Air ForceStation in Tambaram in Chennai following stiff opposition frompolitical parties and other groups in Tamil Nadu.In the memorandum submitted to Antony, the MPs saidIndia's training to Sri Lankan personnel after the countryvoted in favour of a resolution at UNHRC in Geneva earlierthis year against that country, creates "doubts in the mindsof people of Tamil Nadu about the intentions of thegovernment.""To allay such fears and doubts, we urge the Governmentof India to immediately stop training Sri Lankan Armypersonnel, who are accused of perpetrating war crimes againstinnocent Tamils in that country," the MPs said.The DMK lawmakers also complained that the 'no change'stand of the Centre with regard to the training programmee hashurt the sentiments of Tamils across the globe.The issue has also triggered a letter war in the statewith Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her bete noire and DMKchief M Karunanidhi dashing off letters frequently to PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh seeking scrapping of the trainingexercise.Noting that the United Nations Secretary General's Panelof Experts held the Sri Lankan Forces responsible for horrificwar crimes and large-scale human rights violations, the DMKmembers said, "In this context, imparting training to the SriLankan Army can be seen as endorsing the genocide committedagainst Tamils in Sri Lanka."The memorandum also referred to recent TESO conference on"Protection of Right to Life and Livelihood of Eelam Tamils"in Chennai under DMK chief M Karunanidhi's leadership, whichhad passed a resolution opposing imparting training to the SriLankan Army men in India.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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Key UPA ally DMK today demanded

that the Centre should immediately scrap the training

programme for Sri Lankan Army personnel in the country,

arguing that such exercises create doubts in the minds of

people of Tamil Nadu about the government's intentions.A delegation of DMK MPs led by its Parliamentary Party

leader T R Baalu met Defence Minister A K Antony and placed

their demands before him, explaining the rationale for wanting

scrapping of the training programmee.Training of Sri Lankan Army personnel in India ran into a

rough weather after they were shifted from an Air Force

Station in Tambaram in Chennai following stiff opposition from

political parties and other groups in Tamil Nadu.In the memorandum submitted to Antony, the MPs said

India's training to Sri Lankan personnel after the country

voted in favour of a resolution at UNHRC in Geneva earlier

this year against that country, creates "doubts in the minds

of people of Tamil Nadu about the intentions of the

government."

"To allay such fears and doubts, we urge the Government

of India to immediately stop training Sri Lankan Army

personnel, who are accused of perpetrating war crimes against

innocent Tamils in that country," the MPs said.The DMK lawmakers also complained that the 'no change'

stand of the Centre with regard to the training programmee has

hurt the sentiments of Tamils across the globe.The issue has also triggered a letter war in the state

with Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her bete noire and DMK

chief M Karunanidhi dashing off letters frequently to Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh seeking scrapping of the training

exercise.Noting that the United Nations Secretary General's Panel

of Experts held the Sri Lankan Forces responsible for horrific

war crimes and large-scale human rights violations, the DMK

members said, "In this context, imparting training to the Sri

Lankan Army can be seen as endorsing the genocide committed

against Tamils in Sri Lanka."

The memorandum also referred to recent TESO conference on

"Protection of Right to Life and Livelihood of Eelam Tamils"

in Chennai under DMK chief M Karunanidhi's leadership, which

had passed a resolution opposing imparting training to the Sri

Lankan Army men in India.

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