Protect rights of Tamils, Indian PM tells SL Prez Rajapaksa

[lkdood]

Amid mounting pressure from ally DMK and other Tamil Nadu parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure that Tamils do not get ‘enmeshed’ in the conflict with LTTE and that their rights and safety are upheld.

During a telephonic conversation initiated by Rajapaksa, Singh said there could be no military solution to the conflict in the island country and asked the President to start a political process for a peacefully negotiated settlement within the framework of a united Sri Lanka, the Prime Minister's Office said.

The Prime Minister also asked Rajapaksa to instruct the Sri Lankan Navy to desist from firing on Indian fishermen, saying their killing is ‘unacceptable’, the PMO said in a statement.

Rajapaksa assured Singh that ‘all necessary measures’ are being taken to ensure safety and well-being of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka, it said.

"During the telephonic conversation, the Prime Minister expressed his deep concern on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the north of Sri Lanka, especially on the plight of civilians caught in the hostilities," the statement said.

Singh emphasised that the ‘safety and the security of these civilians must be safeguarded at all costs.

expressindia

 

[englishpunk77]

we all should echo these sentiments. Why should innocent civilians die on either side of the conflict. The problem is that the ltte don't give a shi* who they kill.. Sinhala, tamil or muslim.

 

[dacoolest]

LTTE takes the advantage of civilians. When the SL army is about to attack a LTTE controlled area (specially villages and towns), the army gives a warning to civilians to go away from that area. But the LTTE does not allow them to leave. keep them as a shield and once they are dead, they give announcements to the international community saying that the SL government has killed Tamil civilians in north..

They use the same information to gain fund from Tamils all around the world by pretending that they are freedom fighters and the SL government is killing all the Tamil civilians living in Sri Lanka.

 

[chammmy]

we all should echo these sentiments. Why should innocent civilians die on either side of the conflict. The problem is that the ltte don't give a shi* who they kill.. Sinhala, tamil or muslim.

Awe, nice family, our wishes bro, but I don't agree with your idea about echoing indian PM's sentiments everywhere

 

[ereshthush]

Indian P

 

[englishpunk77]

Awe, nice family, our wishes bro, but I don't agree with your idea about echoing indian PM's sentiments everywhere

Thanx but i don't think you understand what i was trying to say.