Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has accused western countries of being pushed by the Tamil diaspora to take the UNHRC resolution forward, saying that Sri Lanka will not tolerate foreign interference.
“Madam (Navi) Pillay (UNHRC chief), U.S., U.K., all are moved against us by the Tamil diaspora,” he said at an election rally in Kaluthara.
“We are being punished for ending terrorism. We did not fight Tamils, we only fought terrorism,
“We will not tolerate any foreign interference and that will be the message,” he said.
Rajapaksa also said the opposition was trying to use the resolution to weaken the regime.
“They know they can’t win people’s hearts and win so they expect international support to topple the government,” he said.
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