DMK tightens screws on Lanka censure

At a time when the UPA-II is facing pressure from its chief ally Trinamool Congress on fare hikes in the Rail Budget, the Tamil parties are trying to corner the government on Sri Lanka's alleged human rights violations against the Tamils. The UPA government's unwillingness to vote against Sri Lanka in a US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva caused an uproar in Parliament on Wednesday, with Tamil parties in both the Houses walking out in protest. 

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