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AIADMK, DMK to raise anti-Lanka resolution issue
Both parties AIADMK, DMK are determined to raise anti-Lanka resolution issue in the parliament.
A customary pre-session briefing by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa to her party MPs held on Saturday is understood to have discussed the issue among others.
Both Jayalalithaa and DMK President M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key constituent of the UPA, have been pressing the Centre to support the US-backed resolution and condemn the alleged violation of human rights targeting Tamils during the last stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009. Jayalalithaa had shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh taking exception to India`s reported stand that it was against `country-specific` resolutions at the UNHRC and said this would amount to bailing out Sri Lanka, which is facing war crimes allegations.
The DMK has given a notice for short duration discussion on India`s stand at the UNHRC against Colombo.
Among other issues, the AIADMK MPs would be raising the
centre`s move for setting up a National Counter Terrorism
Centre (NCTC) and the power crisis in the state.
Slamming the creation of NCTC as an "attack on the federal
structure of the Constitutional framework", Jayalalithaa had
written to Singh demanding a meeting of Chief Ministers to
discuss the issue.
Karunanidhi had yesterday said India should, without any
further delay, announce its support to the resolution tabled
by America when it is put to vote.
DMK sources said the party would among other things would
also raise continued attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly
by Sri Lankan Navy, Katchatheevu issue and state autonomy and
federalism.
PTI