In a letter to the Prime Minister yesterday which was released to the media today, Jayalalithaa said, "if the media reports are true, this would be a bitter disappointment to the people of Tamil Nadu who are determined to ensure that the Sri Lankan regime is held to account for its heinous acts against Tamils."
"I request you to kindly intervene in the issue and ensure that the international committee is granted the necessary visas and is in a position to complete a fair and impartial enquiry into the human rights violations in Sri Lanka."
This would go a long way in assuaging the strong sentiments prevailing amongst all sections of society and the polity in Tamil Nadu, she noted.
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"Under the new government under your leadership, we were very hopeful of a change in India's stance."
Referring to her memorandum to Modi on June 3, she recalled that she had urged the Centre to sponsor a resolution in the United Nations "condemning the genocide in Sri Lanka and to hold to account all those responsible for the genocide and thereby render justice to the Tamils in Sri Lanka.