KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The DAP called on Putrajaya today to join Canada and India in boycotting the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka to protest against alleged human rights abuses on the island.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said that the boycott would signal Malaysia’s opposition to the “killings of tens of thousands of Tamils” in Sri Lanka, ahead of the November 15-17 summit in Colombo, the Sri Lanka capital.

“I hope Najib will follow the examples of these countries to protest against Sri Lanka,” Lim told reporters here today, referring to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

British television station, BBC, reported last Sunday that Indian PM Manmohan Singh has decided to boycott the Commonwealth summit this week, under growing domestic pressure, especially from Tamil politicians.

Meanwhile, British daily, Guardian, reported Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper last month as saying that it was unacceptable for Sri Lanka to delay investigating allegations of atrocities during and after a long civil war against Tamil rebels that had ended in 2009.

Harper was quoted as saying that he would not attend the Commonwealth summit due to “reports of intimidation and incarceration of political leaders and journalists, harassment of minorities, reported disappearances, and allegations of extra-judicial killings”.

PKR MP Datuk Johari Abdul said today that Sri Lanka had rejected his visa application for a joint trip to the island with Australian MP Senator Lee Rhiannon and New Zealand MP Jan Logie.

“The trip was necessary because we have received reports that the current Sri Lankan government is oppressing the (Tamils), even though the war ended years ago,” said Johari in a separate news conference at the Parliament lobby.

“The Tamils should receive equal treatment as others because they acknowledge that the Sri Lankan government today is the legitimate government,” added the Sungai Petani MP.