CHENNAI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday expressed hope that the Centre
would take appropriate
steps without any delay after
the United Nations report on
alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka
is officially released on April 25.
In a statement here, he rejected
AIADMK general secretary
Jayalalithaa's charge that his
fast in April 2009, seeking a halt
to military operations in Sri
Lanka, was mere eyewash.
He also criticised Ms. Jayalalithaa
for mocking at the
Parliamentarians' team he had
sent to the island nation to get
a first hand account of the
situation after the end of the
war.
Mr. Karunanidhi said he had
seen reports containing
extracts from the three-
member U.N. panel appointed
by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-
Moon.
However, the full contents of
the report would be released
only on April 25. Even before
any details were out on what
follow-up action the UN
proposed to take or how the
Union government proposed to
respond, Ms. Jayalalithaa had
issued a statement about it.
"The people of Tamil Nadu will
not forget her own remarks
that during a war it was normal
for some civilians too to be
killed, " he said.
"I hope the Centre would
respond with suitable steps as
soon as the report is officially
released. I appeal to the Centre
to do so, " Mr. Karunanidhi said.
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday expressed hope that the Centre
would take appropriate
steps without any delay after
the United Nations report on
alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka
is officially released on April 25.
In a statement here, he rejected
AIADMK general secretary
Jayalalithaa's charge that his
fast in April 2009, seeking a halt
to military operations in Sri
Lanka, was mere eyewash.
He also criticised Ms. Jayalalithaa
for mocking at the
Parliamentarians' team he had
sent to the island nation to get
a first hand account of the
situation after the end of the
war.
Mr. Karunanidhi said he had
seen reports containing
extracts from the three-
member U.N. panel appointed
by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-
Moon.
However, the full contents of
the report would be released
only on April 25. Even before
any details were out on what
follow-up action the UN
proposed to take or how the
Union government proposed to
respond, Ms. Jayalalithaa had
issued a statement about it.
"The people of Tamil Nadu will
not forget her own remarks
that during a war it was normal
for some civilians too to be
killed, " he said.
"I hope the Centre would
respond with suitable steps as
soon as the report is officially
released. I appeal to the Centre
to do so, " Mr. Karunanidhi said.