President of the Congress party Sonia Gandhi has slammed Sri Lanka’s “unspeakable atrocities” against Tamils and called for an demand an independent and credible inquiry into human rights violations on the island.
Speaking to Congress MPs hours before the DMK announced they were withdrawing from government, Gandhi reportedly said,
“The plight of Sri Lankan Tamils is very close to our hearts… We are anguished by the reports of unspeakable atrocities on innocent civilians and children, especially during the last days of the conflict in 2009”.
"That is why we demand an independent and credible inquiry into the violation of human rights in Sri Lanka".
“Our support for their (Tamil) equal rights and equal protection has been unwavering since the days of Indiraji and Rajivji".
“We are most pained at the manner in which their legitimate political rights continue to be denied to them".