Vaiko seeks resolution against domestic probe

04 Sep, 2015

India’s MDMK leader Vaiko has called upon Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to initiate steps to pass a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly opposing any move to carry out a domestic investigation into the alleged atrocities during the war in Sri Lanka in which many Tamil people were killed.

?If such a resolution is passed, I will be the first person to support the same,? he said while paying a lightning visit to the site near Palladam where the party planned to hold a conference later this month.

Vaiko told The Hindu that only an inquiry by an independent non-domestic body could bring out justice and truth.

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