No military solution to Tamil issue in Sri Lanka: Mukherjee

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) India today said that it was
deeply concerned at the sad plight of the Tamil civilians in
Sri Lanka who have been the victims of crossfire and insisted
that there was no military solution.

"We are deeply concerned at the sad plight of the Tamil
civilians who have been caught in the crossfire between the
Sri Lankan government and the LTTE...," India's External
Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters at the All
India Congress Committee (AICC) here.

The minister, however, said that "military solution was
not the solution" and the issue has to be addressed
politically.

He said that he had visited Sri Lanka and had long
discussions with the leaders and asserted the solution has to
be found with devolution of power "without altering the
territorial integrity and constitutional sovereignty of Sri
Lanka".

"India will provide all facilities for the rehabilitation
of internally displaced Tamilians," the minister added. PTI
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