Krishna to make special statement on Sri Lanka

13 Mar, 2012

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna is to make a special statement in the Indian Rajya Sabha (parliament) tomorrow over the Sri Lankan issue.

The special statement comes following protests in the Indian parliament today by Tamil political parties over the alleged atrocities committed during the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka.

An Indian government member informed the Rajya Sabha this afternoon that the Indian government has agreed to make a special statement on Sri Lanka.

The Indian Tamil political parties were demonstrating in the Rajya Sabha demanding India to support a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. (Colombo Gazette)

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