Karunanidhi to go on fast on Lanka resolution issue

Stepping up pressure on the UPA government over the issue of US resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC on its alleged war crimes, its key ally, DMK, on Monday announced a state-wide fast led by party patriarch M Karunanidhi on March 22. The party's announcement came even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India was "inclined to" vote in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka which meets "our objectives" with regard to the future of ethnic Tamils. However, speaking to reporters, Karunanidhi said, "We welcome the announcement (by Singh) if it is true. We will wait for the final decision."