AIADMK Leader J Jayalaithaa Addresses an election meeting in Mayiladuthurai Thursday March 06,2014

AIADMK Leader J Jayalalithaa addresses an election meeting in Mayiladuthurai Constituency, Nagapattinam district on Thursday March 06,2014

Highlights of J Jayalalithaa's Speech

Raising the twin issues of arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen and the Sri Lankan Tamils’ plight at an election rally in this coastal town and calling the UPA Government “anti-Tamils”

TN Govt had sought for release of fishermen languishing in Sri Lankan jails ahead of second round of fishermen level talks proposed in Colombo, the island navy had arrested several more with the aim of ‘sabotaging’ the parleys over fishing rights in Palk Strait, she charged.

A total of 148 fishermen had been arrested after the first round of talks held here on January 27, she said adding she had written to Singh seeking steps for their release.

However, India had neither condemned this act of Sri Lanka nor was there any effort to secure their release
slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his hand shake with President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Myanmar instead of a ‘stern’ message to stop the continuing arrests of Indian fishermen

US and UK had had proposed a resolution in the UNHRC against Sri Lanka for alleged rights violations. India which had a “moral responsibility” to move a separate resolution had not come forward to endorse the one proposed by them