“It is shocking, It is quite obvious that security of the Sri Lankan players has been hopelessly inadequate. We condemn the shooting and we hope that players like Samaraweera and Mendis are safe and will recover.”

Security of Sri Lankan players hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram, 3 March 2009, Times of India, Times of India, 3 March 2009, http://web.archive.org/20090306175548/timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Security-of-Sri-Lankan-players-hopelessly-inadequate-Chidambaram/articleshow/4216798.cms?, 6 March 2009 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Security-of-Sri-Lankan-players-hopelessly-inadequate-Chidambaram/articleshow/4216798.cms,

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