The Globe and Mail, Saturday, May 5, 2007
SONYA FATAH
Indian relatives of the Air-India bombing victims expressed concern yesterday that Canada may have had advance warning of the 1985 attack.
“It’s very depressing to say the least,” said Chandrasekhar Sankurathri, who lost his wife, Manjari, 33, and children, Srikiran, 6, and Sharadha, 3, on the flight.
“It’s very disappointing because it’s a country like Canada and that the people who are supposed to protect the lives of Canadian citizens can be so callous about it.”
Ontario Lieutenant-Governor James Bartleman testified at a public inquiry in Ottawa on Thursday that he saw a document just days before the attack that outlined a specific threat against an Air-India flight from Canada on June 22 or 23. The plane was bombed June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board.
“There has been absolutely no justice,” said Ramamurthi Kolachuri, who lost his sister-in-law and her children in the crash.
“Stephen Harper promised to bring all the people responsible for killing 329 innocent people, to book. He promised this during his campaign, but these politicians forget their promises.”
The Indian government had no comment on the revelation.
“The government’s reaction has been rather muted,” said Siddharth Varadarajan, a journalist with The Hindu newspaper. “There is a feeling that this is now an internal Canadian matter.”
Popularity: 3% [?]
