Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:30:00 GMT | By ANI

Vaiko demands independent probe on war crimes committed by Lankan military

Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in 2009 in the final months the war, a U.N. panel said


Vaiko demands independent probe on war crimes committed by Lankan military (© PTI)

Chennai: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko on Saturday pressed his demand for an independent international investigation on the war crimes committed by Sri Lankan military on Tamils.

Vaiko said that Indian Government should severe all economic ties with Sri Lanka.

"Our demand is very clear. There should an independent international investigation about the genocide of Tamils committed by the racist Sri Lanka Government. There should be an economic embargo as a resolution adopted in Tamil Nadu assembly," Vaiko told media here.

"The Indian Government should severe all the commercial and economic agreements and there should be an economic embargo by the international community," he added.

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