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“All-party resolution a farce”

Jayalalithaa

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Wednesday alleged that by demanding a ceasefire in Sri Lanka Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was trying to protect the LTTE.

In a statement here, she described as “farce” the resolution adopted at Tuesday’s all-party meeting that members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu would resign if the Centre failed to ensure ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

The war in Sri Lanka was a war against “the banned terrorist organisation LTTE,” she said. There were reports that the LTTE was using Tamils as human shields, preventing them from reaching safer places. Mr. Karunanidhi, through his close LTTE friends, could have asked the organisation to stop it, she added.

Ms. Jayalalithaa said it was strange that a five-time Chief Minister was not able to understand that India had no power to interfere and stop the civil war in another country.

“If India interferes with the internal affairs of Sri Lanka there is a possibility of our neighbouring countries interfering with our internal affairs. It will create troubles for India’s sovereignty. Countries in the world will not accept India interfering with the affairs of another country.”

The important thing, Ms. Jayalalithaa said, was to prevent the Indian Army from providing training to the Sri Lankan Army.