The time has come when the PMO and the cabinet shoould take a responsible and effective decision on the issue silencing the oppossing voices.
It seems the whole Tamil leadership has joined hands cutting across party sections in order to denounce the Commonwealth Summit which is due to be held in Sri Lanka.
First chief minister Jayalalithaa passed a resolution in the Tamil Nadu state assembly asking the UPA government to stop any “titular, ministerial or official” person from participating in the summit. Then on November 1, DMK president M. Karunanidhi had threatened the UPA government of dire consequences if anybody from the government attended the summit.
He again asked asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday to act according to his conscience and urged the nation to boycott the summit.
Although he mellowed his voice this time saying that the prime minister has conscience and that he should act according to his conscience, it was pretty much clear what he wanted.
He held the same view as Jayalalithaa that nobody from India — the prime minister or anybody else — should participate in the Commonwealth meeting to be held in Colombo.
All the major political parties in Tamil Nadu including the ruling AIADMK, DMK, Congress, DMDK and PMK want India to boycott the CHOGM at Sri Lanka in protest against “war crimes” there.
On youngisthan we had told the readers why India should not boycott CHOGM (read).
For a good international relations, India should move ahead with its foreign policy without being held hostage by the local chiefs. It will be in India’s favour if prime minister Manmohan Singh joins the summit.
Also, the political dimensions at home should not be too weak to affect country’s foreign affairs. Taking a solid stand is also necessary.
The time has come when the PMO and the cabinet shoould take a responsible and effective decision on the issue silencing the oppossing voices.
