No military support for the Rajapaksas under a BJP government

Tuesday, 18 February 2014 

The Indian media states that Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has assured that no military support would be given to Sri Lanka in the event of his party coming to power.

The comment has been made by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko said.

Vaiko was quoted in The Hindu newspaper as telling reporters in India that that he recently met Modi in Chennai and explained the alleged atrocities unleashed by the Sri Lankan Army on Tamils. "Mr. Modi has given an assurance that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's decision of no military support would continue, "he said.

Vaiko said the Permanent People's Tribunal on Sri Lanka found the island nation of committing "genocide of Tamil people". The Congress-led government at the Centre had all along been a mute spectator to attacks on Indian fishermen.

He has said issues of Commonwealth Games, Agusta Westland copters, 2G, Coalgate, Aadhar were 'historic scams' of the United Progressive Government during its 10-year rule. "People threw Congress out of power earlier because of the Rs. 64-crore Bofors scam. Now the scams are much bigger and people would definitely throw the Congress out of power, "he has added.

Asked whether he would contest the Lok Sabha elections, he has said the party's general body would decide on it.

He has also said that demanding justice for the Sri Lankan Tamil, a protest would be organised worldwide on February 26. "Protest would also be held outside the residence of British Prime Minister David Cameron and other leaders."

Vaiko said in a statement that UK's Channel-4 was likely to release new evidence that would prove allegations of serious war crimes in Sri Lanka.

He has said the footage contained images of how 15 innocent Tamil women were sexually abused and murdered during the last phase of the war.