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Indian PM briefed on resolution, diluting-'canard’ says Chidambaram

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Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram who was a part of a high profile delegation which briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the resolution against Sri Lanka dismissed allegations that India had sought dilution of the strongly-worded resolution by the US, saying it was an absolute "canard".

Stressing that India wanted the UN Human Rights Council to adopt a "strong" resolution on Sri Lanka, finance minister Chidambaram said India will move amendments to the draft to send a "resolute message" to Sri Lanka and "goad" it to have an independent inquiry, a key demand of the DMK.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was today briefed by top officials on the US-sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka, within hours of government announcing that it will move amendments to the final draft text at Geneva-based UNHRC to send a "resolute message" on the issue.

Singh was apprised of the document in a meeting which was attended by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and India's Permanent Representative at UN in Geneva Dilip Sinha.

"The amendments were finalised yesterday," he said, adding Sinha was in Delhi and he will be given "suitable instructions to move the amendments" at the UN meet. The resolution will come up for voting tomorrow at the 22nd Session of UNHRC at Geneva.

"India's position has always been and remains that the UNHRC should adopt a strong resolution that would send a resolute message to Sri Lanka and goad Sri Lanka to accept an independent and credible investigation," Chidambaram said.

The final draft resolution has two major changes. The first being that the demand for an international independent probe into the allegations of rights violation in Sri Lanka was no longer part of the main text of the resolution. It is part of its preamble.

The second deals with no "unfettered access" for a special rapporteur. (Source: PTI)

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