Sri Lanka on Sunday took strong objection to AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa's remarks that Tamil Eelam was the only solution for the ethnic conflict, saying she should "find some other place to give Eelam" but not on the island.

"I don't know what these people are talking about. I think she must find some other place to give Eelam but not in Sri Lanka," said Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

He also took objection to Jayalalithaa's allegation that the video footage provided by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar, who recently visited the IDP centre in Wavuniya in eastern Sri Lanka, showed that the Tamils were being treated badly by the government.

The AIADMK chief made these comments at a public meeting in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.

"When Ravishankar met President (Mahinda Rajapaksa) after visiting the IDP camps he said it was one of the best camps he has ever seen in the world," the powerful official, who is the brother of the President, said.

Rajapaksa said he could understand the concern for the fate of civilians expressed by the international community and else where.