Sri Lankan defence personnel forced to cut short training in Tamil Nadu

by admin
Jul 16, 2012

Two senior defence officials were forced to cut short their training programme in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu after strong protests by political parties in the state.

Air Vice Marshal Jegath Julanga Diaz of the Sri Lankan Air Force and Rear Admiral S Ranasinghe of the Navy left to an undisclosed location during the early hours of Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send back all Sri Lankan military personnel training in India as it ‘outraged’ Tamil sentiments.

Last week, nine Sri Lankan Air Force personnel were forced to leave Tambaram air base in Tamil Nadu for Karnataka after political pressure was heaped on Delhi by politicians in the state.

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