Indian Minister against selling warship to SL

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Voicing opposition to Centre's proposal to supply two naval warships to Sri Lanka, Shipping Minister of India G.K. Vasan has said he would urge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to sell the vessels.

"I am against the selling of warships to Sri Lanka. I will meet the Prime Minister soon and represent him not to sell the warships," he told reporters on the sidelines of a private function here last night.

Vasan said he would also urge Singh to insist that Colombo implement the 13th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution without dilution to protect the legitimate rights of Tamils.

He had already requested the Union Government to boycott the Commonwealth Summit to be held in Sri Lanka in November and hoped that a decision would be announced soon, Vasan said.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had yesterday expressed shock over New Delhi's proposal to supply warships to Lanka, saying any move to supply military hardware would be the "most telling statement on the insensitivity" of the Government to the strong sentiments in Tamil Nadu on the Tamils issue.
Two Offshore Patrol Vessels, to be built by the Goa-based defence PSU Goa Shipyard Limited, are expected to be delivered to the Island nation by 2017-18. (PTI)

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Comments - 7

MagodisThuma Thursday, 12 September 2013 07:59 AM

Old Rusted Metal Crap !

nalaka Thursday, 12 September 2013 08:01 AM

hay india we can get better ships from russia or china now what can you do about that

Nihal Amarasekera Thursday, 12 September 2013 08:21 AM

Let the barks dog!

Sammy Thursday, 12 September 2013 08:44 AM

Then why go for it?

Sammy Thursday, 12 September 2013 08:45 AM

No problems! We'll go to China, if so.

Siri Thursday, 12 September 2013 08:57 AM

who is this Vasan? is Manmohan care there ministers?Manmohan get example from our super powers.

fazlyfazly Thursday, 12 September 2013 10:07 AM

who wants your out date time tested scrap......ask your PM to find another junk yard.

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