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Behind Stalin’s aid to Lanka move: State Rights Confirmation, Diaspora Image Change for DMK

The Tamil Nadu Society move to pass resolution Friday urges the center to allow the state government To send humanitarian aid to people of Sri Lanka came in waking up of Central led by BJP government Do not respond to similar requests made Previously. The decision was made by DMK led by DMK government in In the midst of of Her escalating struggle with Governor RN Nav over various Issues.

distance moving By a resolution passed unanimously by the House of Representatives with The support of All parties including BJP, Chief Minister The Chairman of the DMK MK Stalin again He wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to do so issue Instructions for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address and facilitate early movement of basic relief items Like food and medicine that Tamil Nadu government He suggested sending him to the neighboring country, which was experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis.

The State government’s initial plan It is sending 40 thousand tons of rice worth 80 crores, 137 types of Life-saving medicines worth Rs 28 crore and 500 tons of Dry milk worth 15 crores for Sri Lanka.

A month ago during his visit to New Delhi, CM Stalin was met Moody PM And I asked him to allow the state government To send humanitarian aid to Sri Lankans pointing out this number of They were fleeing the island country and coming to the state via the sea route. Stalin was also wrote an external message affairs minister S Jaishankar to follow up on the demand. However, so far the government of India has not responded to the state government’s pleas.

With asking a question in Tamil Nadu Why the center has remained indifferent to the urgency despite a A dizzying crisis is sweeping the neighboring countryretired politician science professor of University of Madras, Ramu Manivanan, author of “Sri Lanka: The Elephant Hide” – a book that documents war crimes and atrocities committed during last leg of lanka war against Front Rebels in 2009 – Said there can be no reason for Indians government to delay this decision. “No Tamil Nadu gesture help Sri Lanka sets a precedent as India and other countries did earlier too on Many occasions. There were cases of West Bengal asks the union government to process and help people When was the refugee crisis in Bangladesh playing out. Help is crucial for Sri Lankans. When there is no in Sri Lanka reason to take a stand against supplies of rice, medicine and indian milk powder government should We realize that this is a humanitarian crisis and this materials should Up to people Immediately “.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Knesset Member, Stalin with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Twitter / @CMOTamilnadu)

India had extended Similar help to Sri Lanka earlier also. Even without consent of Lankan government in 1987, then Rajiv Gandhi government It started like never before steps To send humanitarian aid there after JR Jayawardene government imposed an economic embargo on North Lanka inhabited by Tamils ​​amidst a war-like continent. Popularly known as “parippu dropThen India deployed several planes, escorted by combat planes, to airdrop packages of food and supplies over Jaffna Peninsula. similar mission repeat in 2008, too, when New Delhi sent shipload of satisfaction materials To Colombo I mean for people in Northern provinces.

A senior state official said that the decision adopted by the council could do so also To be seen as an ‘extension of of Increasing awareness of state rights.” There was no reply From the center to after CM it was taken up The issue with Prime Minister was also I wrote to him, which prompted the state government to pay this official Resolution through the House, and official She said. This strengthens the notion that the center is completely indifferent to it decisions taken by elected Country government. If there is a response at all, they will be like These are: either the unconditional “yes” or “no”. Otherwise, they will urge the state to send relief materials via center and decide what you want to send.”

‘satisfaction for Everyone in Sri Lanka, not only Tamils

Assembly resolution stated that Stalin government It intends to provide humanitarian aid to all Sri Lankan citizens. When the state government first made The proposal, was seen as an attempt to help Sri Lankan Tamils alone who triggered A debate among many Sri Lankans, including Sinhalese, drew criticism.

Many Tamils ​​feel that ‘nobody in Sri Lanka cared when the Tamils ​​suffered there.” But many of They have to admit that Sri currently in labor of an unprecedented crisishelp should He is extended For everyone in that country.”

Manivannan, however, said Lankan government should also I understand that help should It reaches everyone, not just Sinhalese. “I say this because there is precedence in the Sinhalese exemption which does not provide benefits to Tamils. There is a well-established record of partisan position of Sri Lankan governmentwhether it is tsunami relief and rehabilitation or in issues related to postWar period.how The government behaves the same more more important than people’s behaviour.”

Gajendran (24), his wife Mary (22) and his wife son Efficiency was among six The Coast Guard rescued her. (Express Photo)

Stalin’s attempt to repair the walls with Tamil Diaspora

DMK path record over Sri Lankan Tamil cause has always been mixed, with AIADMK Icons like MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa consider them to have a better track record than their previousm. Karunanidhi on The issue. Moreover, the Tamil Diaspora – Tamils in Sri Lanka and other parts of The world – I have lit a fire often up The accusation that the late Karunanidhi did not sacrifice power in Delhi has done nothing to prevent the massacres in North Lanka during last phase of The war when DMK was a part of UPA government in the center.

Stalin was now bidding for ensure Transformation of DMK’s badly perceived image in This background. Soon after he came to powerhead of DMK announced Welfare package worth 317 Crores to rebuild houses of Long live Tamil Sri Lankan refugees in the state. Their education and employment opportunities were among the fields for who DMK government allocated funds. Assembly Resolution also It seems to be a part of His efforts to address his party’s legacy problem” on The issue.

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