The Union Government had provided arms to Sri Lankan Army, The Indian Prime Minister had promised that the government would get back the arms if it were used against Tamils.The Union Government is urged to immediately take back the arms.

The Federation of People’s Rights urged the Union Government to send a fact-finding committee, comprising MPs from all parties, to Sri Lanka to find the real situation there.

Speaking to journalists at a press conference, secretary of the association K Sukumaran said a delegation comprising MPs from all parties should be sent to Sri Lanka to find the reality in the island nation and stop the ongoing attacks on Tamils there. “In the same way, the Union Government should invite the Tamil MPs from Sri Lanka and hold talks with them,” he added.

He said the 40 MPs from Tamil Nadu should meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging the intervention of Indian Government in the Sri Lankan crisis. He further said the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister should convene an all- party meeting to safeguard Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Stating that the Union Government had provided arms to Sri Lankan Army, Sukumaran said the Prime Minister had promised that the government would get back the arms if it were used against Tamils.” He requested the Union Government to immediately take back the arms.

On the issue of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees landing in India, he said, “The refugees landing in India from Sri Lanka are troubled in the name of inspections.” He also alleged that there were no adequate facilities in the camps for refugees.

Urging the State Government to provide appropriate security for the refugees, Sukumaran said a fact-finding committee would be constituted by the human right activists in Tamil Nadu , which should assess directly the condition of refugee camps in Rameshawaram and submit the findings to the Tamil Nadu Government.

He said the Central and the State Governments should take criminal action against the Sri Lankan Government as the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire on Indian fishermen on Sunday.

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