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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 3416740" data-attributes="member: 92282">In its first poll promise to the people of Tamil Nadu, the BJP today said that it would solve the problems of Sri Lankan Tamils, within six months, if the party was elected to power at the Centre.The issue would be dealt with thoroughly in the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, state BJP president Mr L Ganesan told reporters here. “Despite, India's opposition to a military solution, Sri Lankan president had announced that he would continue the war against Tamils, who are Hindus. Sri Lanka's refusal to stop the war is an insult to the Indian government. This shows that the UPA government is not respected by other countries and the prestige and influence of India have come down, after Manmohan Singh took over as Prime Minister”, he said.“When Vajpayee was the Prime Minister, India commanded respect at the international forum and Sri Lanka used to consult India about the Sri Lankan Tamils issue. Now, Dr Manmohan Singh's request is not respected by Sri Lanka”, he said. “India has every right to interfere in the Sri Lankan Tamils issue. Announcing a solution after ending the war, is not acceptable. The island government should announce a solution immediately and India should monitor whether the solution is implemented, since the Sri Lankan government lacks credibility. Successive Sri Lankan governments have not considered Tamils as their own citizens and resorted to aerial bombardment on the people, he said. They had not respected any agreement, including international agreements, providing equal rights for Tamils, he said.“The island government is claiming that it has conquered the land of Tamils. What it should conquer is the hearts of Tamils and not their land”, he said. The action of the Sri Lankan government was alienating Tamils and pushing them into the arms of the LTTE, he alleged. “We are not supporting the Tigers. However, we are not supporting the Sri Lankan government like some of the parties, he said, in an indirect attack on the Congress.He said that the Union government had provided Rs 150 crore to the island nation, which had bought weapons from Pakistan and the influence of Pakistan was increasing in the region, he said. Referring to the military and economic assistance provided by the Centre to the island nation, the BJP leader said: “When the Union government decided to interfere in the conflict by providing military and economic support, it should have ensured equal rights for Tamils.<a href="http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=231479" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=231479" target="_blank">thestatesman</a></blockquote>

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