Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and M Karunanidhi called on the Indian government to “realise the real face of Sri Lanka” in a statement issued in Chennai on Monday.
Calling on India to support an international inquiry into mass atrocities committed by Sri Lanka the former chief minister said:
“Countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom that moved the resolution and countries like India that supported it should realise the real face of Sri Lanka.”
“A [UN] resolution by India for an international inquiry will fulfil the long pending demand of the Tamils across the world. It will also provide India an opportunity to correct itself,” he added.
Last week Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and parties across the state 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.
See our earlier post: Tamil Nadu parties criticise “weak resolution” on Sri Lanka (04 Oct 2015)
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