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Krishnamani, president of Delhi Tamil Sangam, and HRDI secretary general Rajesh Gogna, carried placards reading &#8220;Rajapaksa investigate war crimes&#8221;, &#8220;Boycott Sri Lanka&#8221; and &#8220;Humanity killed in Sri Lanka&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Gogna, a supreme court lawyer, claimed that HRDI was not favouring the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do not favour any terrorist outfits in our demands. But now that the civil war in Sri Lanka is over, we want the government to stop racial discrimination against the Sri Lankan Tamils who are considered second rate citizens by them,&#8221; Gogna said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They shouldn&#8217;t think that all Sri Lankan Tamils are LTTE supporters,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors also called for a strong Indian stand on the situation and shouted slogans. 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