CHENNAI: If India failed to support the US-backed resolution on war crimes against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council, it would be due to the fear of allegations of rights abuse in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur being raised in the international forum by the block of countries supporting Sri Lanka, according to a highly placed source in the Union Government.India feared that Lanka, or even Pakistan, which had its interest in J&K, could raise the issues if it supported the resolution, the PMO source told Express over phone.“For instance, what would happen is that the issues of J&K and Manipur would be dragged in if we fail to support Lanka during such a crisis. We can’t also ignore the participation of China in the Island nation,” he said. Pressure has been building on the Centre over its stand on the issue. While major political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the AIADMK and the DMK, have been at its neck, other parties and civil society in TN have been building consensus on the issue. Soon after news about the UK-based Channel 4’s video on rights abuses during the Lankan civil war went viral, the two Dravidian parties had - a rare occasion considering their rivalry - jointly stalled proceedings in Parliament on Tuesday demanding India’s support to the resolution.
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