Dr Subramanian Swamy has emphasized that Indian Tamil leaders should not interfere in Lankan Tamil issues.
A senior BJP leader and a strong critic of the LTTE, has asked the Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi to bring all Indian neighbours together on the day of his swearing-in.
Talking about the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s opposition to inviting the Sri Lankan President to Modi’s swearing in, Dr Swamy said foreign affairs is the domain of the Centre. Speaking to an Indian TV Channel, Dr. Swamy said this invitation to Sri Lankan President is an invitation from one sovereign country to another sovereign neighbouring country. Constitutional principle under the 7th schedule of the Constitution makes it clear that international relation is the exclusive right of the Central Government.
State Governments have no say when it comes to foreign relations. He said India follows democratic principles of consultation and seeks the views and opinions of the State Governments. But, it is not a Constitutional right. The Centre can try to build a consensus.
There is a series of allegations of human rights violations against the Sri Lankan Government. It happened even during the Second World War in which millions of civilians died. When America dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only the civilians died, no military personnel died. Human rights are a collateral damage in a war. Even the LTTE is also equally responsible for the death of thousands of civilians.
Dr. Swamy queried as to in what way the Tamils in Tamil Nadu or their Government in Tamil Nadu are responsible for the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamils in Jaffna? Jaffna has its own elected government. The Chief Minister of Jaffna has repeatedly requested the Indian Tamils and politicians not to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. He feels that the Indian Tamil politicians are creating more trouble and enmity between Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka. If India wants to do something for the Tamils in Sri Lanka, it has to deal with the elected President of Sri Lanka.
Dr. Swamy said they cannot force the Sri Lankan Government to do something, which they do not want to do. The MDMK chief Vaiko, who is considered very close to the LTTE, has been defeated by Indian Tamil voters. It was a humiliating defeat. He accused Vaiko who was their alliance partner had brought them down.
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