Amid protests over the alleged brutal killing of
slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's son, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa called off the 20th Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be
held in Chennai in July, saying Lankan players have no place in the state.. Jayalalithaa said her government had written to the
Asian Athletics Association in Singapore
The decision comes a day after Jayalalithaa slammed
the Lankan government over the "inhuman act" of alleged cold blooded
killing of 12-year-old Balachandran by the Lankan army, which has also evoked a
strong condemnation from various political parties in Tamil Nadu including DMK.
The sporting body had been requested to intimate to
the Lankan government in the appropriate way the state government decision, Jayalalithaa
said. "It had been requested that they update us on the follow-up action
with copies of the letter sent to Secretaries of Union External Affairs and
Sports Ministries. But there has been no information from the Association so
far".
"Since
there has been no favourable response from the Asian Athletics Association, my
government will at no cost accept holding the event, in which
The upcoming sporting event will not be conducted
by Tamil Nadu government in any part of the state and the Association will be
asked to hold it elsewhere, she said. She reiterated her charge that the
killing of Balachandran was a "a grave war-crime which cannot be forgiven."
The government is in total confusion that if we support Sri Lankan Tamils, they are tagged as LTTE... Already Indian government killed 1 lakh people (with the name of LTTE) for killing Shri. Rajiv Gandhi. IS that not enough////
Why Indian government is spineless? Citing the reason of China and Pakistan may enter Sri Lanka is and all a bullshit.. Already they entered..
Its high time for India to change its diplomacy stands clearly.....
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