DMK president M. Karunanidhi took exception to the training being given to two Sri Lankan Army officials in the Defence Staff Services College, Wellington, and urged the Union government to put an end to the practice. Criticising the UPA government for continuing to allow training of Sri Lankan defence personnel in the country despite opposition to it in Tamil Nadu, he said India should immediately stop such exercises.
The Centre was adopting the same approach on the training issue as in the case of recurring attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Naval personnel, DMK chief M Karunanidhi told reporters in Chennai. Karunanidhi said the Scout movement in all schools in Tamil Nadu was completely paralysed as the AIADMK government had not formally made any announcement for the appointment of president, commissioner and patron.