Chennai:
Prime Minister’s Office is non-commital on backing United
States resolution in United Nations Human Rights Council demanding an
international investigation against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes by its
army against the Sri Lankan Tamils.
Union Minister of State in the Prime
Minister’s Office V Narayanasamy till now has neither confirmed nor denied
India’s stance on United States resolution in United Nations Human Rights
Council demanding an international investigation against Sri Lanka over alleged
war crimes by its army.
When queried by reporters, he said
human rights violations happened from both the sides during the ethnic war but
categorically did not say whether India will back the US resolution.
Interestingly, Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa along with all the parties in the state, including Tamil Nadu
Congress, has written to the Prime Minister to back the resolution.
He said that he along with
Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan also held discussions on the issue with Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh. “If there is any resolution condemning right violations,
the government will back it,” he said.
On
the bugging of Defence Minister’s office, he said it was not bugging but a
routine check-up. He also slammed the attack on media personnel by the
Bangalore lawyers.
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