India summons Lankan envoy, raises concern over violence
14 DMK MPs submited resignation to Karunanidhi on Tamil issue.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: As DMK continued to mount pressure on the Sri Lanka Tamil issue, government on Friday summoned Lankan High Commissioner to India C R Jayasinghe and told him that Colombo should address New Delhi's concerns over the humanitarian situation in the island nation and stop harassing and killing Indian fishermen.
Jayasinghe was called by foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon who said that Sri Lanka should ensure that the rights of its civilians are respected and they are protected from attacks, sources said.
Menon told Jayasinghe that India was gravely worried over the situation arising out the conflict in Sri Lanka and wanted Colombo to address these concerns, the sources said.
The foreign secretary specifically said India wanted Sri Lanka to stop harassing and killing of its fishermen in the common waters between the two countries, they said.
Menon also told the Sri Lankan envoy that Colombo should find a negotiated political solution to the ethnic problem rather than look for a military victory.
14 DMK MPs submited resignation to Karunanidhi on Tamil issue.
Stepping up the pressure on the government on the Lankan Tamil issue, 14 DMK members of Lok Sabha, including seven union ministers, on Friday night submitted their resignation to party chief M Karunanidhi.
The resignation letters are dated October 29 when the fortnight's deadline given by the DMK MPs to the Centre to halt Sri Lankan troops' offensive against LTTE expires.
Jayasinghe was called by foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon who said that Sri Lanka should ensure that the rights of its civilians are respected and they are protected from attacks, sources said.
Menon told Jayasinghe that India was gravely worried over the situation arising out the conflict in Sri Lanka and wanted Colombo to address these concerns, the sources said.
The foreign secretary specifically said India wanted Sri Lanka to stop harassing and killing of its fishermen in the common waters between the two countries, they said.
Menon also told the Sri Lankan envoy that Colombo should find a negotiated political solution to the ethnic problem rather than look for a military victory.
14 DMK MPs submited resignation to Karunanidhi on Tamil issue.
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Stepping up the pressure on the government on the Lankan Tamil issue, 14 DMK members of Lok Sabha, including seven union ministers, on Friday night submitted their resignation to party chief M Karunanidhi.
The resignation letters are dated October 29 when the fortnight's deadline given by the DMK MPs to the Centre to halt Sri Lankan troops' offensive against LTTE expires.
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