Jayalalithaa cancels Asian Athletics Championships, says she won’t host Sri Lankans
Thursday, February 21st, 2013Chennai : Tamil Nadu will not host the Asian Athletics Championships scheduled for July, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said, because the Centre has not asked Sri Lanka to skip the event. She cited the alleged war crimes by Sri Lankan defence forces as they defeated the rebel LTTE in 2009, ending the island’s lengthy civil war. […]