the leader of the all india anna dravida munnetra kazhagam party j. jayalalitha issued a statement on 27 april 2011 welcoming the report, stating that it confirmed the "human rights violations and brutal repression that was earlier in the realm of speculation or dismissed as biased or partisan reportage". the statement urged the indian government to take steps to "bring mahinda rajapakshe to stand trial for war crimes and genocide along with his generals, senior ministers and all others who were party to the brutal excesses". jayalalitha was sworn in as the chief minister of the southern indian state of tamil nadu on 16 may 2011.