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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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