The Sri Lankan army has rejected accusations by a senior BJP leader in India that Sri Lanka trained Pakistani-backed terrorists, who are targeting India, reported PTI.
L Ganesan, a senior member of the opposition party in Tamil Nadu, said the fact a training programme for terrorists existed in Sri Lanka was well known, blaming the current government in Delhi for being “weak” on the issue.
“In the backdrop of the Indian elections, an accusation has been made that terrorists are being trained in Sri Lanka. This is a baseless allegation,” military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said, rejecting the claim.
“Sri Lanka is a country which suffered from terrorism for over 30 years. We will not support terrorism in whatever form,” Wanigasooriya stressed.