PM Dr Manmohan Singh likely to attend CHOGM in Colombo,DMK warns of 'consequences'

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is likely to attend a Commonwealth summit in Colombo this month, ignoring a collective demand from parties in Tamil Nadu to boycott the event to protest against Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes against ethnic Tamils

In a sharp reaction to reports in a section of the press that Dr Singh is likely to attend the meet, DMK chief M Karunanidhi said the people of Tamil Nadu expect that there should not even be a symbolic participation from India at CHOGM.

"When we say India should not participate, even a speck of rust should not be present at the meet," he told

M Karunanidhi, the chief of the DMK, also warned  that if Dr Manmohan Singh attends the conclave, "his party has to face the consequences."

Note
DMK pulled out of the UPA Govt after India refused to accuse Sri Lanka of genocide in the final months of its civil war in 2009.
The Tamil Nadu state assembly had adopted a resolution urging that the PM skip the even