MDMK leader Vaiko and around 800 of his supporters continued to stage a sit-in protest on the side of National Highway 69 in the Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.
The protest began on Wednesday evening after Madhya Pradesh police prevented Vaiko’s convoy from proceeding towards Sanchi, where he planned to hold a black flag demonstration against the visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Repeated attempts by the MP administration to convince Vaiko and his supporters to return to Tamil Nadu have failed. On Thursday, Vaiko refused to speak to Chhindwara District Collector Mahesh Chandra Choudhary, who approached the MDMK chief with senior police officials. With Rajapaksa set to visit Sanchi for the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Buddhist university in Sanchi on Friday, it seems unlikely that Vaiko will be able to hold his intended demonstration. Vaiko has announced that he would hold a press conference at 11 am at Pandhurna, the place where his convoy was stopped.
Vaiko delivered a few speeches to his supporters in which he appealed to MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to allow him to demonstrate at Sanchi against Rajapaksa, who Tamil nationalists charge with genocide for the high Tamil casualties in Sri Lanka’s civil war. “You are giving a red carpet welcome to a war criminal responsible for the killing of over 1.5 lakh Tamils in Sri Lanka. But, you are refusing to let me, an Indian citizen, hold a peaceful protest on Indian soil,” Vaiko said in his speech.
Sources in Madhya Pradesh told Express that after Vaiko refused to speak to Chouhan over the phone on Wednesday, attempts were going to be made to send a minister to reach out to the MDMK leader.
Meanwhile, MDMK functionaries said their cadre who reached Bhopal by train are being whisked away by the police and being held at a hall in the city.
Comments(5)
Where were you, when 1.5lakh killed? why did not you held demonstration at T.N and at Delhi then?? you are making life miserable for people living in Sri Lanka by making your political career here.
Posted by g.m at 09/21/2012 10:13 Reply to this Report abuse
may be you are not aware of actions took by Vaiko.. Even went to British Parliament have told by issues happening in SL. there are lot of demonstrations happened in TN. this was not supported by our own tamil god father MK. Sad thing.. DMK shown his real face n power politics and betrayed his own people...
Posted by Bala at 09/21/2012 14:51 Reply to this Report abuse
Dont forget the 3.lakh of Tamil women who were raped while 1.5lakh were killed. Some were raped after killing and some raped before killing. Even about 2 lakh Pure Tamil men were raped. SL is a bad country, they dont like Tamil in there , No Sir, they dont like Tamils.
Posted by Chisto at 09/21/2012 15:10 Reply to this Report abuse
Rajapakse is not just killer of Thousand of Srilankan Tamils, he has also killed 550 TN fishermen. Yes our own 550 TN Fishermen have been killed by the Rajapakse Criminals using Srilanka Navy. This Rajapakse brothers need to be hunted down by Tamils. It is shame that PM Manmohan invites Criminal Rajapakse for Dinner in Delhi. And today the Crininal Rajapakse is laying foundation at a function in Sanchi for Buddha Why has this War Criminal even been allowed to Sanchi? Shame Shame to Govt of India
Posted by Vel-Morgan at 09/21/2012 10:29 Reply to this Report abuse
What a humiliation to the Tamils ! TN fisherman not just genocided(tm), they say they were raped by the Navy boys before they were genocided(tm). Out of the thousand of SL Tamils one called Praba had to loose three items of his body before he was killed, I hear it was painful for him. Now Psych Vaiko come all the way from TN to Madya Pradesh and he is arrested while Maha Raja of Sri Lanka the splendid island is visiting dignitaries in India and laying foundation stones for a Buddhist University. The world is no fair on Tamils. It is like as if the GOD himself cursed them. They are humiliated every which way. India treat them as rubbish and SL too treat them just a bit better than rubbish. Auz dont like them, Uk had enough and sending them back , Norway call them child abusers, only place is Canada. Go to Canada guys that the place for you to live with dignity and respect, Dont forget to take Psych Vaiko, with you.
Posted by Sinhalam at 09/21/2012 15:02 Reply to this Report abuse