Tamil Nadu Chief minister Jayalalitha has called for a strong resolution against Sri Lanka at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council, and laid the blame on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a 'watered down' resolution last March.
Responding to a debate in the State Assembly, Jayalalitha called for India to adopt a resolution based on a similar motion passed in the Tamil Nadu State Assembly, which called for an economic embargo on Sri Lanka and for proclaiming those involved in the genocide of Tamils as war criminals.
She went on to slam the 'careless attitude' of the Indian Government regarding attacks on Indian fishermen, placing the blame in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for watering down a resolution proposed by the United States at the UN Human Right Council in March 2012.
The Chief Minister said,
“Last year, the US brought a strong resolution against Sri Lanka. The Indian government voted in favour of the resolution at my continued insistence.”
“You … would be aware that we spared no effort and were successful in introducing an element of balance in the language of the resolution.”
She went on to say that despite Sri Lanka not acting on the “watered down resolution, there is information that the US is bringing another resolution”.
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