Committed to the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils: Sonia Gandhi

As the DMK withdrew support from the Congress-led UPA government in protest against the government’s position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka’s civil war, Sonia Gandhi said during a CPP meet that the Congress stands for the human rights of the people of Sri Lanka.

“We strongly stand for human rights of the people of Sri Lanka,” Sonia Gandhi said at CPP meeting.

“We are fully committed to the cause of the Lankan Tamils and an impartial inquiry should happen into the allegations of atrocities against them,” she added.

She also said that she was “most pained over the manner in which Sri Lankan Tamils continue to be denied their legitimate rights” and that she is “anguished over reports of unspeakable atrocities there”.

She also demanded a credible inquiry into the violation of human rights in Sri Lanka.

The DMK has 18 seats in the Lok Sabha as part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s coalition, which already rules in a minority. Singh’s Congress party can continue to govern with parliamentary support from two other regional parties.

With inputs from PTI