Jaya slams SL Defence Secretary

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday slammed Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his remarks that those who supported the Sri Lankan Tamil cause in the state were doing so for political mileage.

Replying to a calling attention motion moved by the Opposition parties, including DMDK and the two Left parties, she rejected Rajapaksa's remarks that the state Assembly's resolution seeking economic sanctions on the island nation for alleged human rights violations, was passed for political advantage.

“The Centre should condemn Rajapaksa through an envoy,” she said.

Recalling the earlier resolution seeking sanctions on Sri Lanka to rein in Colombo, Jayalalithaa said it was passed based on a UN committee report on alleged human rights violations during the conflict between the army and LTTE.

She assured members that her government would continue with its diplomatic steps on the Sri Lankan Tamils' issue and would not relent till a lasting solution was found.

(Source: indianexpress)

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