Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris Tuesday has asked his Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna in a phone conversation to reconsider India's decision on the grounds of 'excellent bilateral relations" the two countries have, Indian media reports said. The Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh yesterday bowed to the pressure brought on his government by the political parties in Tamil Nadu, especially its coalition partner DMK which has 18 seats in Lok sabha, and stated that India is likely to support the United States sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka. "I may assure the House that we are inclined to vote in favor of a resolution that we hope will advance our objective, namely, the achievement of the future for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka that is marked by equality, dignity, justice and self-respect," Singh told the lower House in Indian parliament Monday. Krishna has reportedly noted the pressures from the Tamil political parties over the issue to the Sri Lankan minister and assured to remain engaged over the issue. The US sponsored resolution is aimed at pressuring Sri Lanka to expeditiously implement the recommendations made by the domestic body Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and to investigate the alleged war crimes and humanitarian law violations by its troops during the three-decade long conflict that ended in 2009 with the annihilation of the Tamil Tiger terrorist group LTTE.
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