CHENNAI, December 18, 2012 | The Hindu
Alleging that Tamil women in Kilinochchi and
Mullaitivu districts in northern Sri Lanka were being forced to marry Sri
Lankan Army personnel, DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Monday asked the Union
government to ascertain the facts and take it up with the neighbouring country.
In a statement, Mr. Karunanidhi said students of
Jaffna University were arrested and tortured in prison by the Army for
observing “heroes’ day” recently.
“The mere mention of the name Yazh (short for
Yazhppanam or Jaffna) provokes the Sinhalese. Tamil scholars were attacked in
the Jaffna World Tamil Conference and the Jaffna University library was burnt
down,” he said and wanted India’s intervention to stop the incidents.
MGR memorial
Responding to the State government’s explanation
to the High Court that the structure erected in front of MGR memorial was not
the “Two Leaves” symbol of the AIADMK, Mr. Karunanidhi wondered if it was not
the party’s symbol why the government unveiled it in a hurry, even without
printing an invitation.
“Of course they did not say it was the symbol of
the DMK,” he quipped.
Mr. Karunanidhi said that though one year had
passed since the fire broke out in a building in the Ezhilagam complex, nothing
had moved despite the fact the tenders were called for seven months ago for
reconstruction.
