CHENNAI: Putting further pressure on the UPA government on the Sri Lanka issue, chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday said he was making a 'final request' to the Centre to ensure an immediate ceasefire in the Island nation, the Times of India’s online website said today.
The news item further said:
"I hope the Government would take necessary and immediate action to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka," Karunanidhi said during a special call attention motion in the state Assembly. Otherwise, the DMK would be forced to convene its general council and take "appropriate decision," he warned.
Perceived as a veiled threat to the Congress-led UPA government of which his party is an important constituent, Karunanidhi’s statement in the assembly comes in the wake of a multi-pronged attack launched by Congress allies in Tamil Nadu for its inaction on the Lankan issue.
Editor of the Rivira newspaper, Upali Tennakoon was assaulted and stabbed near Imbulgoda while he was travelling to work in his car this morning,
police said. His vehicle also has been damaged in the attack carried out by unidentified men who had come on motorcycles.
Mr. Tennakoon had received injuries on his face. His wife who was travelling with him also was slightly injuired in the attack.
