Straight faced liar?

It is hard for a man to keep a straight face and tell a lie but President Rajapakse manages to do it every time he has to face the Indians and the International community about  evolving power to the Tamil NorthEast. He just did it again when he had breakfast with Sushma Swaraj on the last day of the Indian delegation’s visit to Sri Lanka. There is now    uge confusion as to who said what. Sushma says  ajapakse talked about devolution  nd mentioned 13th +Amendment and Rajapakse through the Island denies he said that: “The Sri Lankan government on Monday strongly denied a statement attributed to Indian Opposition Leader Sushma Swaraj, that her delegation had received an assurance from Mr.Rajapaksa on his commitment to the 13th Amendment, and his readiness to go even beyond it.” Raising the matter of the continuing saga of Rajapakse saying one thing to Indian officials and then totally denying the statement when they have gone, under the headline “No assurance from Rajapaksa, says Sri Lankan daily,” R. K Radhakrishnan of the The Hindu, opines on Rajapakse’s promises “This is an exact replay of what happened with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in January 2012. Soon after Mr. Krishna met the President, the Indian side released to the press, a statement, which said the President had agreed to the implementation of the 13th Amendment (which grants some powers to the provinces) as a means to cater to the hopes and aspirations of Tamils in the Northern Province. Then, too, there was no briefing from the government side. A day later, the government’s preferred newspaper, The Island, quoting the President, said he had not discussed 13-plus with Mr. Krishna.”This clearly illustrates the sad spectacle, the tale of “Broken Promises” that Tamils have experienced under  successive Sri Lankan governments and in this case under the Rajapakse regime.

16 Tamil Fishermen injured by Sri Lankan Navy!

16 Tamil Nadu fishermen were injured in an alleged mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan naval personnel, prompting India to take up the issue with Colombo, which said it is investigating the incident. The 16 fishermen from Rameswaram were attacked on Saturday while they were fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in Palk Straits. "Indian Mission in Colombo has taken up the issue of attack on Indian fishermen with Sri Lankan authorities. They have informed that they are investigating the case," an MEA spokesperson said in New Delhi on Sunday. Police in Rameshwaram said the Lankan naval personnel had attacked the fishermen with wooden logs, stones and bottles, resulting in serious injuries. A 25-year-old youth, who suffered a fracture, said it was a "brutal" attack by the Lankan navymen who surrounded 25 boats of the fishermen. "They damaged the boats, snapped the fishing nets and attacked us with logs and stones," he alleged. A Fisheries Department official described the attack as violation of human rights. Earlier on Sunday, Ministry of External Affairs has asked its mission in Colombo to take it up the issue with Sri Lankan authorities.