Tamil Nadu urges India to arrange peace talks in Lanka

Asking New Delhi to arrange peace talks in Sri Lanka to work out a 'proper political solution' to end the ethnic conflict in the island, the Tamil Nadu assembly today unanimously passed a resolution.

"India should arrange for talks between the two parties and help arrive at a political solution", the resolution said, without making a direct reference to either the Sri Lankan government or LTTE and other Tamil groups.

The Indian government should come forward to organise a meaningful dialogue for a proper political solution to bring peace in Sri Lanka, it said.

Replying to a special call attention motion for arranging peace talks in Sri Lanka to end the conflict moved by the AIADMK, Congress, PMK, CPI, CPI(M) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said India should arrange for talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE.

"The Centre should come forward to arrange useful talks between the two," he said.

Earlier, the House witnessed noisy scenes after the PMK raised some objectionable remarks against the Congress on the Sri Lankan issue, to which the Congress members, led by their party leader D Sudharashanam, protested.

The PMK members retaliated by shouting against the Congressmen, resulting in pandemonium in the assembly.

Repeated pleas by the Speaker R Avudaiyappan to members to remain seated fell on deaf ears as both parties kept on shouting.

Later, the remarks of PMK and Congress members were expunged.

Source: outlookindia