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| Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former home minster Lal Krishna Advani. |
He told reporters that the aid, in consultation with the Sri Lankan government, should be routed through the Red Cross.
Opposing the Tamil Tigers’ demand for an independent Tamil Eelam, to safeguard the Tamils from Sinhala oppression, Advani said a solution to the ethnic problem should be found within a unified Sri Lanka.
He admitted, however, that ensuring justice for the Tamils of Sri Lanka was important in solving the ethnic strife in that country.
The Indian government should deploy the full weight of its political and diplomatic resources to ensure justice and dignified living for Tamils within the framework of a united Sri Lanka, he said.
The Tamils should be reassured that the government in Colombo wouyld care for their welfare without discrimination. Unfortunately, there had been widespread grievances about discrimination in the tsunami relief work, he said.