India to continue training Sri Lankan defence personnel - NewsX

  • 5 years ago
India will continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel at its establishments, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said, notwithstanding opposition by parties from Tamil Nadu. The minister's statement came against the backdrop of the demand for expulsion of two such Lankan officers from Defence Staff Services College in Wellington by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha. The Minister was asked about the response of the Defence Ministry on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's demand. In July, nine Sri Lankan defence personnel were removed from a training institution in Tambaram to Bangalore after opposition from political parties in the state.

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