India must impose sanctions on SL-TN governor

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Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah on Friday urged the Indian government to impose economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and take steps to ensure that those displayed by the ethnic conflict there returned to their original homes.

Delivering his address on the first day of the first assembly session of 2013, Rosaiah said: "I reiterate the resolve expressed by the Tamil Nadu assembly June 8, 2011 to urge the Indian government to initiate action by working with other nations for imposition of an economic embargo on the Sri Lankan government till the Tamils living in camps are resettled in their own places and are allowed to live with dignity, self-respect and equal constitutional rights on par with the Sinhalese."

According to him, the rehabilitation measures taken by the Sri Lankan government were not at par with the expectations.

Referring to the attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan security forces, Rosaiah said: "The fishermen of Tamil Nadu, who earn their livelihood in their traditional fishing areas of the Palk Bay region, are victims of repeated harassment and murderous attacks by the Lankan Navy."

He said the Tamil Nadu government was anguished at the harassment of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy while the Indian government showed "utter disregard" to their woes.

Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa has emerged as a trenchant critics of the Sri Lankan regime for among other things the mass killing of Tamil civilians in the ethnic conflict that ended in May 2009. (IANS)

Comments - 18

Kumar Saturday, 02 February 2013 03:19 AM

The Governor's address is nothing but what is given by the state govt. only. These are not Rosiah's views but only Jaya's

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Lobo Sunday, 03 February 2013 11:12 AM

Big talk. When we imposed a travel ban to TN they came crawling to us to lift it. They need us as much as we need them. All this gibberish is only for the consumption of the ignorant.

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jacoob Sunday, 03 February 2013 08:22 AM

Galle,

do they sell mirrors in Galle .. one might be helpful to you puthe !

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Indika Sunday, 03 February 2013 12:00 AM

Oh no, if India enforses economic embargo, we will die of starvation... Get a life TN governor! Repeating Jayalalitha like a parrot. via DM Android App

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disgusted Sunday, 03 February 2013 02:03 AM

B O R I N G !

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jena Sunday, 03 February 2013 12:49 AM

I wonder,, if this ban was imposed, may be 2000 years back.. who would be here in SL ?

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man Sunday, 03 February 2013 12:00 AM

Civilised countries? is there any ?

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Kodituwakkuarachchi Saturday, 02 February 2013 11:42 AM

Why is Bodu Bala Sena silent on this matter?

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Nithya Saturday, 02 February 2013 03:23 AM

Those in favour of sanctions should understand if sanctions are imposed only the ordinary people will be affected. Typical example is North korea

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Galle Friday, 01 February 2013 04:09 PM

This idiot has no brain and a political waste from the Andra Pradesh who was rejected by the own people, so Sonia has option so she took him out gave a position and TN as governor.

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Lucky Weeramantry Saturday, 02 February 2013 01:27 AM

Come Or Go Chicago Sri Lankans Are Dancing The Gig

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Lucky Weeramantry Saturday, 02 February 2013 01:23 AM

Sri Lanka Going Down The Pallam

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guna Saturday, 02 February 2013 01:10 AM

Trade balance between India and Sri Lanka is in favour of India.
Who lost from the sanctions

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david Friday, 01 February 2013 05:58 PM

All civilized countries should impose sanction on Sri Lanka

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hello hello Friday, 01 February 2013 05:55 PM

Many have no brain. What he says is what most foreign countries have said. Galle should look check the brains off the Sri Lankan leaders.

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nalaka Friday, 01 February 2013 12:00 AM

by supporting the LTTE these felows seem to approve their priminister rajiv ghandhis killing via DM Android App

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Pink Panther Friday, 01 February 2013 04:17 PM

Not only India, all civilized countries has to consider imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka.

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ampare son Friday, 01 February 2013 04:16 PM

First put travel ban to sri lanka we dont want to see south indian in the sri lanka.

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