The governor of Tamil Nadu, K Rosaiah in his inaugural address to the Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday reiterated calls for those responsible for the genocide of Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka to face justice, reported The Indian Express.
Pledging that the state government "would continue to seek accountability of those who perpetrated genocide on Tamils in Sri Lanka during the civil war", Mr Rosaiah also said “the government will continue to urge the Centre to prevail upon Sri Lanka to work out a lasting solution to the problem."
On Tuesday the chief minister, J Jayalalitha had submitted a memorandum to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi demanding the perpetrators of the genocide to be held to account.
Pledging that the state government "would continue to seek accountability of those who perpetrated genocide on Tamils in Sri Lanka during the civil war", Mr Rosaiah also said “the government will continue to urge the Centre to prevail upon Sri Lanka to work out a lasting solution to the problem."
On Tuesday the chief minister, J Jayalalitha had submitted a memorandum to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi demanding the perpetrators of the genocide to be held to account.