Vaiko demands withdrawal of information exchange accord

Saying the Indian government's approach to the Sri lankan issue indirectly helped the Sri Lankan government and not the Tamils, MDMK leader Vaiko on Friday demanded withdrawal of the information exchange agreement between the navies of the two countries.

Adressing the members of the Tamilnadu Advocates' Association and Madurai Bar association who observed a fast in front of the Madras High Court Bench here, he said the government should also withdraw the radars given to the Sri lankan government as the Sri Lankan President has "refused" to stop the war and vowed to destroy the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE).

The central government and the international community were duty-bound to stop the massacre of innoncent Tamil people, he said.

Though no military accord had been signed, India was extending all military help to Sri lanka.

He rejcted the contention of the government that if India did not help Sri Lanka, Pakisthan and China would help them and India's security would be affected. He said Tamils would be better "security fort" than Sinhalese in the southern tip.

Source: Hindu