
Tamil Nadu People wants President Mahinda Rajapaksa, be brought to trial for alleged war crimes.தமிழக மக்களின் விருப்பம் ராஜபக்சேயை போர் குற்றவாளியாக அறிவித்து விசாரணை நடத்தவேண்டும். The emotive Sri Lankan Tamils issue figured in the state assembly on 11-8-2010 with chief minister J Jayalalithaa insisting that India convey its protest against the "motivated" remarks of Sri Lanka defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the resolution passed by the assembly recently on the plight of Tamils living in the island nation. In a recent interview to a private channel, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had hit out at Jayalalithaa for demanding that Lankan leaders, including President Mahinda Rajapaksa, be brought to trial for alleged war crimes. "This (resolutions passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly) must be for her (Jayalalithaa) to gain political advantage," he said. Replying to a special call attention moved by opposition parties, including the DMDK, the CPI and the CPM, Jayalalithaa said, "One suspect that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is encouraged to give such an interview because of the inaction of the Centre on the resolution passed by the assembly. This government will not rest until Sri Lankan Tamils are rehabilitated and live in conditions on a par with other Sri Lankans." She assured members that her government would continue to take diplomatic steps and would not relent until a solution is found. Recalling an earlier <b>...</b>
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