The leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) M Karunanidhi said that the Tamil homeland continues to be occupied by Sri Lankan troops despite the change of government on the island earlier this year.
Quoting a report by US think tank, the Oakland Institute, the DMK chief said it “shows that injustice against Tamils has not reduced despite a new President.” “The rule changed there, but did the scene?" he asked.
Mr Karunanidhi went on to say, "the Lankan army was engaged in large-scale property development, running luxury tourist resorts and business ventures on land seized from local populace, even as Tamil culture and history was being suppressed by a government-led effort to construct victory monuments and Buddhist shrines."
See our earlier post:
Silent war against Tamils through Sri Lanka's military occupation finds US think-tank (28 May 2015)