Indian backlash on Srilanka - Count for CB series & Asia Cup

Surely India is a country who loves their cricket most, what Lankans did to them from Australia to Bangladesh. India tried to wipe in one go at Geneva.
In Australia, Srilanka kept India at bay with win over Australia and in Bangladesh, meant the same but  in other way around by getting defeated to Bangladesh.
So, what India didn't make up to finals of any of these two series but, they counted it bad here in Geneva, where they played a virtually suspended role in voting against Srilanka for UNHRC vote in Lankan civil war.

India is among 24 countries that voted against Sri Lanka today at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The UN's top human rights body has passed a resolution, sponsored by the US, for 'promoting reconciliation and accountability' in Sri Lanka after its army won a 26-year-long civil war by defeating the rebel Tamil Tigers.

In support to the vote, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said -
"One has to weigh pros and cons. What we did was in line with our stand on Sri Lanka. We do not want to infringe on the sovereignty of Sri Lanka but concerns should be expressed so that Tamil people can get justice and lead a life of dignity,"


But Mahinda Samarasinghe who led Colombo's large delegation of 70 members said rejecting the resolution
"After 30 long years of instability and violence we have achieved stability and peace. We need to be given time to further consolidate the clear progress that has been achieved in a short period of three years"


Here is the complete list of countries which cast vote against and for Sri Lanka:

Names of Countries Vote against SL Vote for SL Refrain from Voting
Angola 2013**1
Benin 20141**
Botswana 2014**1
Burkina Faso 2014**1
Cameroon 20121**
Congo 2014*1*
Djibouti 2012**1
Libya 20131**
Mauritania 2013*1*
Mauritius 20121**
Nigeria 20121**
Senegal 2012**1
Uganda 2013*1*
Bangladesh 2012*1*
China 2012*1*
India 20141**
Indonesia 2014*1*
Jordan 2012**1
Kuwait 2014*1*
Kyrgyzstan 2012**1
Malaysia 2013**1
Maldives 2013*1*
Philippines 2014*1*
Qatar 2013*1*
Saudi Arabia 2012*1*
Thailand 2013*1*
Chile 20141**
Costa Rica 20141**
Cuba 2012*1*
Ecuador 2013*1*
Guatemala 20131**
Mexico 20121**
Peru 20141**
Uruguay 20121**
Austria 20141**
Belgium 20121**
Italy 20141**
Norway 20121**
Spain 20131**
Switzerland 20131**
United States 20121**
Czech Republic 20141**
Hungary 20121**
Poland 20131**
Moldova 20131**
Romania 20141**
Russia 2012*1*
Total24158


The UN resolution adopted today asks for Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of a committee it created internally, the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Process, to study the allegations of war crimes. The US delegation in Geneva today referred to the government's "lack of action to implement the recommendations" of that commission. It described the resolution it has moved as one "that encourages Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of its own LLRC and to make concerted efforts at achieving the kind of meaningful accountability upon which lasting reconciliation efforts can be built."

China has thrown its weight behind Sri Lanka, saying it is against any country putting pressure on others in the name of rights violations. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sri Lanka and its people were capable of dealing with their own affairs.

China, in recent years, has made big investments in Sri Lanka besides assisting the island with major projects like building a modern port at Hambanthotta. Earlier this month, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Beijing to seek its support to stave off the US-led move.

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