India should support a United Nations investigation into mass atrocities that took place in Sri Lanka, said Northern Provincial Council member M. K. Shivajilingam in a letter Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Jaffna this week.
The councillor called on the Indian prime minister to support the ongoing OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) stating it was the “only hope for justice, accountability and protection” for the Tamil people.
In a letter written ahead of Mr Modi’s visit to Jaffna, Mr Shivajilingam also urged the Indian prime minister to press Sri Lanka on demilitarising the North-East, returning land taken from the Tamil people and securing the release of political prisoners.
“The Tamils in the island have been the historic and consistent allies to the people of India,” said Mr Shivajilingam. “The Tamil homeland will always be the natural and staunch ally for India.”
See his full letter here.