A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking adequate security for the Indian cricket team touring Sri Lanka for the tri-nation series was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The PIL filed by three advocates—A Veeramaniganda, A Joel Paul Antony and Raja Ram—also urged the apex court to direct the union government to issue proper "travel advisory" to all Indians visiting countries that are disturbed by terrorists and law and order problems.
According to the petition, the Indian cricketers and hundreds of fans visiting Sri Lanka for the tournament are vulnerable to attacks as the island nation had till recently witnessed serious ethnic conflict resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians.
The petitioners have claimed government, BCCI and others involved with the tour failed to conduct proper security drills before permitting the team to leave the country.
It alleged that unlike other countries, which regularly issue travel advisories to its citizens visiting terror-affected countries, the Indian government does not carry out any such exercise and in the process make Indian citizens vulnerable to life-threatening situations.
"The Sri Lankan government and Sinhalese chauvinists constitute a distinct security threat to persons of Tamil origin or persons who are sympathetic to the cause of Tamil Eelam who were massacred in lakhs by Sri Lankan government.
