Krishna Nudges Lanka to Resolve the Tamil Problem

PTI | E T B SIVAPRIYAN | KILINOCHCHI | JAFFNA 
|JAN 18, 2012
Using his visit to the war-torn Kilinochchi town, the first by an Indian leader, to assure the war-weary Tamils of unflinching Indian support and help, S M Krishna today nudged Sri Lanka to resolve the ethnic problem by implementing a "meaningful" devolution package.

The External Affairs Minister distributed newly-built houses and renovated schools, constructed with Indian assistance, and said India was willing to provide more help for their development of the war-torn region.

Arriving in Kilinochchi, former bastion of LTTE that still carries the scars of the three-decade-old ethnic conflict, by a helicopter from capital Colombo, Krishna also handed over high-tech medical equipments worth Rs 1.5 crore to the District Central Hospital which attracts patients from the three northern districts of Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu.Full Story>>>