Centre has rejected the resolution passed by Tamil Nadu Assembly that had asked the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly nation and to slap sanctions on it while demanding a referendum for a separate Tamil Eelam.

In an interview to a news channel, External Affairs Minister Mr Salman Khurshid said there is no question of accepting the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution. He said that is not the only state that has a stake in this.

There are many other states and Assemblies. The Tamil Nadu Assembly had adopted a resolution, moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, urging the Centre to take firm steps against Colombo till the suppression of Tamils was stopped. Mr Khurshid hoped Tamil sentiments will not spiral out of control.