MDMK leader Vaiko condemns India-Sri Lanka defence MoU

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko condemned the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Sri Lanka for defence cooperation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the neighbouring island nation.

 

In a statement, Vaiko said Modi visited Sri Lanka and held talks with President Anura Kumara Disanayake. The two sides signed seven MoUs which included cooperation between the defence forces of two nations.

 

“It was the Sri Lankan defence forces that massacred over 1.37 lakh Sri Lankan Tamils [during the civil war] and sexually assaulted thousands of women. It also suppressed the liberation movement by brutally killing several persons,” Vaiko said.

 

“At a time when the Tamil community wanted to bring the Sri Lankan Army before the International Court of Justice in Hague to investigate the genocide, the defence agreement between India and Sri Lanka is highly condemnable,” he added.