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‘Give Rajapaksa Bharat Ratna for wiping out LTTE’

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‘Give Rajapaksa Bharat Ratna for wiping out LTTE’

Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi/Colombo: In remarks that are bound to create controversy, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has said that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa should be awarded India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, for exterminating LTTE.

In an interview to a newspaper, Swamy said since LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) was an anti-India outfit and President Rajapaksa’s government eliminated it, he deserves India’s highest honour.

So far, only two non-nationals - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987) and Nelson Mandela (1990) – have been awarded Bharat Ratna.

Swamy also hit out at “Sonia Gandhi and her Italian family” for providing covert support to the LTTE.

Swamy, a known opponent of the LTTE, gave the interview during a private visit to the island nation.

In remarks made separately, Swamy had described President Rajapaksa as a "determined and resolute leader", adding the Tamils must be made to feel that the defeat of the LTTE was not the defeat of the Tamils as a minority in the country.

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First Published: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:38

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Ashok - Bangalore
There is nothing wrong in admitting that anyone who kills our PM is not our well wisher. So what are we waiting for? Mr.Swamy is right in making this suggestion.

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Rajah - London
Rajiv was not your PM when he was killed. The LTTE were pro-India so long as India was not anti-Eelam. They were against all and any Indians who were opposed to Eelam. Nothing wrong with that given that India trained the LTTE and numerous groups which had ``Eelam`` in their names. What did India think ``Eelam`` meant when they were training them? Moreover, Sri-Lanka supported Pakistan during the Bangladesh war. And they are your well-wishers?

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Raghu Kumar - Dubai
I recently visited Sri Lanka and found country is safe and secure. Sri Lankans both Sinhalese and Tamils are amiable and peaceful. There are many Tamils in colombo and people are living in peace. This country has gone thru worst periods of violence though people are so peaceful. I strongly support Swamy on his proposal to give Bharat Ratna to Rajapaksa. On my visit and seeing beautiful country, I felt to settls in this country. It needs lot of development and Rajapaksa would take care of it and make richest nation of South Asian countries.

SATHISH - COIMBATORE
Rajapaksi who killed one lakh innocent people is the eligible person to get all awards

Ashok - Bangalore
There is nothing wrong in admitting that anyone who kills our PM is not our well wisher. So what are we waiting for? Mr.Swamy is right in making this suggestion.