Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the United National Party (UNP), speaking in parliament today, condemned the Indian premier, Manmohan Singh's potential visit to Jaffna, as "unacceptable".
A senior leader of the UNP, John Amaratunga, was incredulous as to how such a visit would be allowed, without an invitation from Sri Lanka's president and warned it was an attempt to separate the country.
Amaratunga said,
A senior leader of the UNP, John Amaratunga, was incredulous as to how such a visit would be allowed, without an invitation from Sri Lanka's president and warned it was an attempt to separate the country.
Amaratunga said,
“This should not be allowed to happen. How could the Indian Prime minister be allowed to visit the country without an invitation from President Mahinda Rajapaksa?”
“We are concerned if this was an attempt to cause separation of the country. The UNP will stand opposed to it.”