Karunanidhi disagrees with Jaya packing off SL football team

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsStriking a different note fromChief Minister Jayalalithaa on sporting ties with Sri Lanka,DMK President M Karunanidhi today said though his party wasstrongly opposed to India's training of defence personnel fromthe island nation it was not averse to players' visits. Jayalalithaa in line with her strict anti-Lanka stand hadon Sunday ordered sending back two different teams of SriLankan footballers. One team had flown down to Chennai andplayed a friendly with Customs Department. A Lankan schoollevel football team was also asked to leave. "All that we can insist is there should be no militarytraining to Sri Lankan personnel in India as the military wasresponsible for death of civilian Tamils (during the armedconflict). That is what we have been striving for and evenstoutly opposing in Parliament," Karunanidhi told reporters.The DMK chief, whose party is a key UPA ally, wasreplying to a query on Lankan pilgrims being forced to leavefor home after some local pro-Tamil outfits staged a protestagainst them near Thanjavur yesterday. He said it is usual for sportsmen, especially cricketersfrom both nations to travel to either country to play matchesas the Indian cricket team is all set to travel to the islandnation for the ensuing T20 World Cup.On Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's proposed Indiavisit later this month on an official engagement, Karunanidhisaid, "It is not acceptable to us that he who is responsiblefor the killing of lakhs of Tamils is accorded a specialwelcome" in India.On the issue of 'Coalgate', he rued stalling ofParliament (by the BJP). "Where else shall the matters bedebated if Parliament is stalled," he said.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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