Vaiko, General Secretary of the MDMK, gave an ultimatum of 24 hours to New Delhi to make relevant and reasonable arrangements to send humanitarian food aid to the suffering Lankan Tamils in the peninsula through the ICRC. He reiterated that if any reasonable response is not heard from New Delhi within twenty-four hours, there can be serious repercussions.

Vaiko was addressing a meeting at Thiruchy. Pala Nedumaran, the Veterna leader of the Tamil National movement, who has threatened to sail from Rameswaram, cross the Palk- strait and reach Jaffna was also present at the meeting.

Vaiko further stated that there is no rhyme or reason in the Central Government’s refusing permission to channel the food aid through the ICRC. When the people in Ethiopioa, Ruwanda and Vietnam were affected, the Indian government sent food and medicine to the affected people but when it comes to the question of sending the aid to Lankan Tamils the Delhi is reluctant.

He further stated that there was genocide against the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. This has stirred the feelings of the Tamil Nadu youths. Tamil Nadu cannot be insensitive to such developments.

He stressed that it is not only the Sri Lankan government that is accountable to the killings of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Indian Central government is also accountable for these acts of genocide.

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