Training stopped after protest

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Following protests from Tamil outfits, a proposed programme to train 25 Sri Lankan soldiers at the Defence Service Staff College at Wellington in nearby Nilgiris district has been cancelled, officials said today.

The Lankan soldiers, who reached the college yesterday for the month-long training, were sent back following the protests, they said.

The soldiers were sent in a bus to Chennai from where they would return to Sri Lanka, the officials said.

Over 200 activists of various pro-Sri Lankan Tamil outfits had staged a demonstration in front of the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) at Wellington protesting the training programme.

The protesters included members of Periyar Dravida Kazhagam, Naam Tamizhar Party and Viduthualai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

They alleged that Tamils in Sri Lanka were suffering at the hands of that country's Army and the decision to provide training to the island nation's soldiers in Tamil Nadu was condemnable. (PTI)

Comments - 20

Julian Saturday, 23 July 2011 03:27 PM

Why not send them to China or Lybia?

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Aiyoo Sri Lanka Monday, 25 July 2011 05:22 AM

Our fellows will do anything to go on a foreign trip....even to Hell, if its located outside Sri Lanka!

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Sammy Sunday, 24 July 2011 10:48 AM

Forget India, send them to Pakistan for training.

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faqi Sunday, 24 July 2011 02:13 AM

Why send them to Tamil Nadu for training. There is nothing that they could teach our soldiers. Its a joke!

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NN Saturday, 23 July 2011 05:38 PM

funny think was the statement we made, after the war we said, all country must get training by our army. Now secretly sending our guys to get training in India.... LOL

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NN Saturday, 23 July 2011 05:33 PM

should have ask this question decades before? all these times didn't go there for training? LOL

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s jayawardene Saturday, 23 July 2011 05:19 PM

Let us give a training for them and also Norway.

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Gayan Saturday, 23 July 2011 04:47 PM

What can we learn from Indian army? How to run away?

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rajah Saturday, 23 July 2011 04:35 PM

because: bad leadership

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Niranjan Saturday, 23 July 2011 03:39 PM

Better to send our forces to China or Pakistan for training.

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shamindra ferdinando Saturday, 23 July 2011 08:58 AM

why do we need post-war Indian military training? we defeated all Tamil terrorist groups formed by India without foreign 'ground' support.

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Grumpy Saturday, 23 July 2011 02:14 PM

Why don't we send them to China or Russia instead?

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freehit Saturday, 23 July 2011 01:26 PM

If the standard of IPKF soldiers is anything to go by, this is utter wastage of time.

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asfar Saturday, 23 July 2011 11:23 AM

dear president,please stop sending our boys to india for anything. enough embarassed.

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daham Saturday, 23 July 2011 11:11 AM

These are routine work. When considered the capability and efficiency of our forces such training is not further necessary it seems.

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good doc Saturday, 23 July 2011 10:53 AM

this will continue! I heard that there will be protests, when Sri Lankan chess team going to participate in the Asian youth chess championship in India this year?

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Lanke Banda Saturday, 23 July 2011 10:12 AM

Shame in the 1 st place to send them training to India.

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Dalu Banda Saturday, 23 July 2011 10:09 AM

Why Govt sent them to India, Do we need training from them.
We have to have our own facilities for this.

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Appu Saturday, 23 July 2011 09:14 AM

Do we really need that training? What is their to learn from trouble making Indians?

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AJ-DXB Saturday, 23 July 2011 09:09 AM

1ST OF ALL, Y SELECT MADRAS COLLEGES?

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