Tamil Nadu Assembly passes resolution demanding CHOGM boycott

“India should completely boycott the meet. There should not even be a symbolic representation from the country in the upcoming CHOGM and it should communicate its decision to Sri Lanka immediately”, the resolution said.



Soon after the resolution was moved by Jayalalithaa, Congress Assembly Leader Gopinath, M K Stalin (DMK), CPM MLA A Soundararajan, Arumugam (CPI), DMDK Leader ‘Panruti' Ramachandran supported it.

However, in a word of caution, Gopinath said whatever action India takes should not lead to straining of relations between the two countries.

Despite the State government's continued pressure on the Centre to boycott CHOGM, “It has not taken any concrete steps so far”, the resolution alleged.