MDMK General Secretary, Vaiko urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take "appropriate steps" to safeguard the welfare of Tamils in Sri Lanka, reports DNA India.
Criticising the BJP government's endorsement of India's decision to abstain from voting in favour of an international inquiry on mass atrocities in Sri Lanka during the UN Human Rights Council session earlier this year, Vaiko reportedly asked in a letter addressed to Modi if the official stand of the government was to "endorse the attitude of betrayal of Tamils committed by the previous UPA Government in the human rights council meeting."
The MDMK is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a coalition led by the ruling BJP.
Highlighting also the Tamil Nadu Assembly's call for economic sanctions on Sri Lanka last year, Vaiko said,
"But, adding insult to the injury, news have appeared that commercial and economic relationship between the two countries [are] to be enhanced and one of the largest apparel companies of Sri Lanka is going to invest one billion USD in SEZ at Visakhapatnam."
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