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| Sonia can end war in 24 hrs, says Thiruma |
| 2009-04-14 |
| CHENNAI: The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi chief, Thol Thirumavalavan, who had been opposing the Centres stand on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue till he was accommodated in the DMK-Congress alliance, was a much mellowed man on Wednesday when he made a plea to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to press for a ceasefire in the island nation. Releasing the VCK manifesto and announcing the party candidates for the polls, Thirumavalavan said Sonia was the last hope for the Sri Lankan Tamils who were facing elimination. He said, “Sonia Gandhi should immediately intervene. She has the power to press Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for a ceasefire. If she intervenes, the war will be stopped within 24 hours.” However, when asked about his earlier anti-Congress stand on the issue, he said his party still maintained the position towards the Congress. Asked if his party would jointly campaign with Congress, he said, “We wont work against the Congress.” He expressed confidence that the DMK-led alliance in the State would win all the 40 seats. He denied that he had expressed regret over the attack on the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee office by VCK cadre. “We do not have any reason to express regret as we did not commit any mistake,” he said. However, TNCC president K V Thangkabalu had earlier told reporters that the VCK leader had expressed regret over his remarks against the Congress in the past and also for the violent incidents at Sathyamurthy Bhavan. Thangkabalu made the assertion while responding to questions on his partys change of heart in accommodating VCK in its alliance after opposing it for some time. Setting aside differences, Thirumavalavan said VCK would join the Thamizhar Perani organised by DMK-led alliance to press for the safety of Lankan Tamils. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 He said, "Sonia Gandhi should immediately intervene. She has the power to press Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for a ceasefire. If she intervenes, the war will be stopped within 24 hours." Perhaps. Maybe the LTTE should not have killed her husband. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-04-14 15:10 |