JHU to meet Indian PM

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) plans to lead a delegation to India shortly to meet Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and other leaders to present a clear picture of the plight of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

JHU leader Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera told the Sunday Observer yesterday said, that five MPs of the Tamil National Alliance, the mouthpiece of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabahakaran had attempted to meet the Indian Premier but Dr.Singh had declined to meet them.

He said 99 percent of the Tamils in Sri Lanka were willing to live under a democratically elected Government but they cannot openly express it in fear of the LTTE guns.

He said that the Army repulsed many LTTE attacks and conducted limited defensive operations to provide the basic needs to people in those areas.