JVP says India put pressure on Sri Lanka to stop the war

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said the aim of the high powered Indian delegation’s visit to Colombo last week was to force the government to stop the war against the LTTE.

Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon made an unannounced visit to Sri Lanka last week.

Indian delegation in Colombo

The Indian team held discussions with President Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabhatya Rajapaksa and leading Tamil politicians in Sri Lanka.

The mysterious silence of the government means they are prepared to work as India wishes Tilvin Silva

Both the Sri Lankan and Indian governments were tight-lipped over the outcome of the talks.

Leader of the Left Front, Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne, told BBC Sandeshaya on Tuesday that the Indian delegation has urged Sri Lanka to re-start talks with the Tamil Tigers.

“The mysterious silence of the government means they are prepared to work as India wishes,” Tilvin Silva told journalists in Colombo.

It will not be easy for the government, Mr. Silva said, to change the war strategy as the country will not help the move.

“The government will gradually change the war strategy so that the people will not rise against it,” he added.