The Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran reiterated today that the coalition is against the staging the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka.
Speaking to reporters in Jaffna he said,
“The Sri Lankan government has violated the norms of the Commonwealth and that si why we against it. The ousting of the country’s Chief Justice is one of the instances where the government had violated basic foundations of the Commonwealth”
Commending the Canadian’s government stance on CHOGM, Sumanthiran urged the Indian government to follow suit stating,
“The Indian government should look into reasons as to why Canada decided against participating and make a decision accordingly.”