The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday alleged that Pakistan had chosen Sri Lanka as a base for organising arms training camps for terror outfits and was trying to send militants into India through coastal routes.
Sri Lanka was aware of these illegal activities taking place on its soil, but had not acted upon them, senior BJP leader L. Ganesan told reporters in Tiruchi.
The recent arrest of a Sri Lankan national and suspected ISI operative Zakir Hussain in Chennai strengthened this perception, he said.
However, India’s Inspector-General of Police Mahesh Kumar Agarwal yesterday said that the investigation so far had not indicated any link between the May Day twin blasts and Zakir Hussain, arrested by the Chennai police three days ago.
Ganesan alleged that the twin blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central were aimed at the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.
They could also have been carried out to strike fear in the minds of the people during Mr. Modi’s election meeting held in Andhra Pradesh that day, he said.
Seeking a probe by the National Investigation Agency, Mr. Ganesan, however, welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to take the NIA on board in the case, The Hindu reported. There should be no ego clash between the Centre and the State, and the aim should be to work it out as early as possible.
