The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Government of India and the Board of Control for Criket in Indiaon a writ petition seeking a bar on the Indian cricket team taking part in the tri-nation tournament taking place in Sri Lanka from Sept 8 to 13.
The first bench, comprising Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Duraisamy, ordered notice to the External Affairs, Home, Sports Ministries as well as the BCCI on the admissibility of a public interest litigation filed by an advocate and posted the case to Sept 4.
The petitioner, Joel Paul Anthony, contended that sending the Indian cricket team to Sri Lanka at this juncture when over three lakh war-hit Tamils were languishing in make-shift camps would set a wrong precedent.
He cited the boycott of South Africa by most of the cricketing nations when it practiced apartheid.
Accusing Sri Lankan of gross human rights violations, Mr. Anthony alleged that even Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi observed a fast in protest against it.
(It may be recalled that Mr. Karunanidhi began the fast in the morning at the height of the war with the LTTE and called it off by noon after Sri Lanka gave an assurance that it would not use heavy caliber offensive weapons in its last-ditch battle with the Tamil Tigers in view of the fact that a large number of civilians were still trapped in the war zone. Critics called it a breakfast-to-lunch fast and a gimmick as it did not bring about a ceasefire as demanded by him.)
The advocate referred to a series of protests in Tamil Nadu in the final phase of the battle and said over 20 persons had committed self-immolation. The Government of India also sent a high-level delegation to Sri Lankamonitored the situation.
Mr. Anthony alleged that Sri Lanka has used cluster bombs in scant disregard for international laws on human rights and had barred international media and NGOs from the war zone.
He said thousands of Tamils had died in the last 60 years of struggle. Under the circumstances, sending the Indian cricket team to Sri Lanka when the displaced Tamils were yet to be rehabilitated would send a wrong signal, he contended.
Over 500 advocates signed the petition in support of his contentions. - (Asian Tribune)
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UNTA MOLE DA DANNE NAHA!! MEHEMA KARANA HINDA INDIAN TEAM EKATA THAMA PAADUWA!! NOT FOR THE SL TEAM!!
STUPID BUGGERS!! TRYING TO BRING POLITICS INTO SPORTS!
The first bench, comprising Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Duraisamy, ordered notice to the External Affairs, Home, Sports Ministries as well as the BCCI on the admissibility of a public interest litigation filed by an advocate and posted the case to Sept 4.
The petitioner, Joel Paul Anthony, contended that sending the Indian cricket team to Sri Lanka at this juncture when over three lakh war-hit Tamils were languishing in make-shift camps would set a wrong precedent.
He cited the boycott of South Africa by most of the cricketing nations when it practiced apartheid.
Accusing Sri Lankan of gross human rights violations, Mr. Anthony alleged that even Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi observed a fast in protest against it.
(It may be recalled that Mr. Karunanidhi began the fast in the morning at the height of the war with the LTTE and called it off by noon after Sri Lanka gave an assurance that it would not use heavy caliber offensive weapons in its last-ditch battle with the Tamil Tigers in view of the fact that a large number of civilians were still trapped in the war zone. Critics called it a breakfast-to-lunch fast and a gimmick as it did not bring about a ceasefire as demanded by him.)
The advocate referred to a series of protests in Tamil Nadu in the final phase of the battle and said over 20 persons had committed self-immolation. The Government of India also sent a high-level delegation to Sri Lankamonitored the situation.
Mr. Anthony alleged that Sri Lanka has used cluster bombs in scant disregard for international laws on human rights and had barred international media and NGOs from the war zone.
He said thousands of Tamils had died in the last 60 years of struggle. Under the circumstances, sending the Indian cricket team to Sri Lanka when the displaced Tamils were yet to be rehabilitated would send a wrong signal, he contended.
Over 500 advocates signed the petition in support of his contentions. - (Asian Tribune)
-AdaDerana
UNTA MOLE DA DANNE NAHA!! MEHEMA KARANA HINDA INDIAN TEAM EKATA THAMA PAADUWA!! NOT FOR THE SL TEAM!!
STUPID BUGGERS!! TRYING TO BRING POLITICS INTO SPORTS!
