Tamil Nadu govt should be ashamed of itself

Updated on: 02 February,2009 07:48 AM IST |
K Venkataraman |

The LTTE has been branded a terrorist organisation by nations all over the world, including India.

The LTTE has been branded a terrorist organisation by nations all over the world, including India.

The current operation by the Sri Lankan government is the culmination of a long drawn action against terrorism.
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The final push should see the elimination of LTTE and its misguided leadership.
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No nation has the right to interfere in the internal affairs and conflicts of another nation. Will India tolerate any interference in putting down the militants in Kashmir by other nations like USA? What right does India have to interfere when Sri Lanka wants to put down and end the activities of the LTTE?

Except some fringe elements in Tamil Nadu that have vested interests, everybody knows there is a vast difference between ordinary peaceful Tamil citizens of Sri Lanka and Prabhakaran's terrorist gang.

Leaders of fringe elements in Tamil Nadu who show sympathy for a terrorist organisation should be dealt with severely. If the state government, for political reasons, takes an ambivalent stand in dealing with these mischief makers, the central government should intervene.

Tamil Nadu's munificence in granting Rs 2 lakh for the alleged martyr Muthukumaran is totally unacceptable. TN has no moral or financial authority to give away from the tax payers' government fund.
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The Sri Lankan government's offer for peace talks should be taken up by Prabhakaran and his cohorts. The only alternative for LTTE is to lay down arms and hold talks with the Sri Lankan government.

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