Silent on Rajapaksas, India supports ‘people of Lanka’, their ‘best interests’
India Tuesday tried to keep away from the Sri Lanka government led by the Rajapaksa family and promised support for "Sri Lankan people".
The day after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister, India took a nuanced view of developments in Sri Lanka, saying "will always be guided by the best interests of the Sri Lanka people who are expressed through the democratic process".
Statement of three paragraphs that carefully did not mention "Sri Lanka Government" or Rajapaksa altogether.
Also, the "democratic process" is likely to refer to the protest of peace and the possibility of Delhi's selection, and the discrepancy of Delhi with the government's strong actions against protesters and use of any methods that are not democratic to maintain power - such as military intervention or emergency ...