Sri Lanka must probe war crime: India

Headlines Today Bureau  | New Delhi, July 15, 2011

Headlines Today had aired the Channel 4 documentary on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.

Eight days after airing Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, the government has finally broken its silence, saying Colombo needs to examine concerns about war crimes.

Headlines Today had broadcast a Channel 4 documentary, which showed the horrific way the Sri Lankan Tamils were butchered in the last days of the army's war against the rebels.

The documentary has been received with shock and horror across the world with calls for war crime charges against the Sri Lankan army. Now for the first time, India has reacted and demanded a full inquiry by Sri Lanka into what was shown in the documentary.

During an interview with Headlines Today, a spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs has said the Sri Lankan government has to address the concerns being expressed on the human rights violations.

He said a fair and reasonable settlement of the political issues concerning the minorities in Lanka was very important.

Until now India has been keeping silent, saying its Lanka's internal matter. But after Headlines Today showed the documentary, the Ministry of External Affairs has been forced to call upon Lanka to investigate.