India pressing Lanka, LTTE to stop war: Chidambaram

[lkdood]

India was putting pressure on Sri Lanka to "stop the ongoing war" in the neighbouring country, union home minister P Chidambaram
on Sunday said and expressed hope that the Lankan government and the LTTE would agree to stop the hostilities.

"A few days ago the prime minister, the external affairs minister, myself, the national security advisor and the foreign secretary held a discussion and we have made some strong demands to Sri Lanka. We have pressed the Sri Lankan government to stop the war," he told reporters.

"It is not a mere request to the Sri Lankan government to stop the war. It is more than that..we have said there is a need to stop the war," he said in this town, which forms part of his Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency.

"At the same time we are also pressing the LTTE to stop the war. I hope our request will yield fruit. If there is no result, the Sri Lankan government and all the people living in that country will be affected in a big way," he said.

He requested the people of Tamil Nadu to have faith in the action taken by the Central Government and support it.

In an indirect dig at PMK, he said: "After being part of the Central government for four years and eleven months, and supporting all its actions, some people say that the central government did not do anything to solve problems of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. This is strange and absurd."

Dumping the UPA, the PMK recently switched over to the AIADMK camp, striking an alliance with it for the Lok Sabha polls.

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[kinkon]

Nala enta keyanta dennam

 

[coolgayathra]

who cares what thses jokers says
mahinda will not look behind untill he wiped out the last fu8king LTTE Member from the face of ouir country

 

[swisshits]

IIf there is no result, the Sri Lankan government and all the people living in that country will be affected in a big way," he said.

2 days are enough!!!!

 

[lkdood]

“Centre had taken up ceasefire issue with Sri Lanka recently”

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the Centre had urged Sri Lanka to announce immediate ceasefire to prevent the death of innocent Tamil civilians in the ongoing war.

He told reporters at Karaikudi near here on Sunday that a high-level meeting, attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, him and others, a couple of days ago in New Delhi, discussed the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

It was decided to make a demand to Sri Lanka to announce ceasefire immediately.

It [ceasefire] was not a demand or appeal, but a need of the Government of India.
Mr. Chidambaram said it had been communicated to Sri Lanka and to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

He hoped that it would evoke good response from the parties concerned immediately.

Otherwise, it would affect Sri Lanka and its people. He hoped that the people of Tamil Nadu would support the Centre in its efforts to stop the war.

The Centre had been continuously demanding Colombo to stop the war for the last several months. It was because of India’s firm stand, other countries and the United Nations had stressed the need to announce a ceasefire. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon had also taken steps to prevent further loss of civilians.

‘No change in policy’

The Home Minister said political parties in Tamil Nadu had been issuing statements and counter statements and giving interviews over the Sri Lankan issue for the last few days.

As far as the Government of India was concerned, there was no change of policy on the issue since 1983.

Successive governments had been following the same stand.

The policy was that Tamils should be given equal rights in all respects. A separate State could be formed for Tamils. If needed, there could be two States.

Criticises PMK

Mr. Chidambaram said it was wrong on the part of a party (PMK), which had been part of the United Progressive Alliance government for 4 years and 11 months, to accuse the Centre over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
If it had a difference of opinion, it should have articulated its view at Cabinet meetings and on other forums, said the Union Minister.


hindu

 

[psyche]

India is a really funny country... There isnt just one joke to laugh at

 

[lkdood]

India is a really funny country... There isnt just one joke to laugh at

India talking with Lanka government

maybe they want 1000 kokis

 

[whizzkid]

pissu hedei

 

[Hiranchandima]

ane mehemath joke

 

[dhanusha83]

Indiawa Anunata Wihilu sapayanna bawata Path wee Atha.....

 

[kelaniy]

who cares what thses jokers says
mahinda will not look behind untill he wiped out the last fu8king LTTE Member from the face of ouir country

 

[samaraveera]

who cares about this ClOWN Chidambaram .?

 

[izzardahamad]

This talk is based on the Election.to get votes from tamil nadu.

 

[DJ.ROCKSTAR]

India mona amaruwak tha athanne

 

[casper_fms]

Chidambaram, shoe parak kewa madida danne nehe....

 

[Shann..]

wena mukuth epada danne naha.................

 

[sandun_kg]

I think Chitambaram has still not learnt a lesson even after a shoe thrown at him...