Speaking in the Rajya Sabha as part of a wider debate on Friday, the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said,
"There are problems in Sri Lanka; we have been worried about the fate of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka."
"It has been our effort to plead with the government of Sri Lanka that there must be political reconciliation, that without national reconciliation (the) situation cannot remain calm."
"It has been our effort to work with the leadership in Sri Lanka and to ensure that Tamil people (there) do get a chance to live a life of dignity and self respect as equal citizens of the country."
No reference was made to the draft resolution being discussed at the UN Human Rights Council.
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