Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and parties across the state have criticised the United Nations Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka as “weak” and that it will not lead to justice for those that were killed by Sri Lankan security forces.
"The resolution passed yesterday will in no way render justice to Sri Lankan Tamils. This resolution is in favour of Sri Lankan government and adversarial to Sri Lankan Tamils," said Ms Jayalalithaa in a statement. "This weak resolution adopted by perceiving a change of heart of the Srilankan government will not do any good to Srilankan Tamils," she added.
She went on to express his disappointment at the Indian central government for not acting on the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution passed last month calling on the Indian central government to back an international investigation into the mass atrocities. “I had clearly stated in the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the Indian government had the duty to prevent a resolution asking Sri Lanka itself to probe into war crimes … However, that the Central government has not taken any positive steps over this issue has caused unhealable wound," she said.
DMK leader M Karunanidhi also voiced his concern, stating that “while the support of US, UK, China to the UN resolution did not come as a surprise, it was India's support that has caused consternation”. “DMK has been consistently seeking an international probe into the war atrocities during the last stages of the Eelam war in which several thousands of Tamils were killed," he added.
"The Indian government did not react to the resolution of the assembly and has approved a probe within Lanka at the last minute. This shows there is no difference between the UPA and NDA governments on the Lankan Tamil issue," said PMK chief S Ramadoss.
"The assurance of Indian envoy Ajit Kumar that the resolution will get justice for Lankan Tamils is far from reassuring. If India is serious about getting justice for Eelam Tamils, it must have opposed the resolution," he added.
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