Art of Living Guru says facilities in IDP Welfare camps very good - Sri Ravi Shankar

A press release from the office of respected Art of Living Guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, clarifies that following his visit to civilian welfare centres in Vavuniya in Sri Lanka's Northern Province, "Sri Sri acknowledged that the facilities in the camps are much better" than "those the Indian Government has provided for the Kashmiri pundits and those provided for Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu."

The press release came in the wake of the political melodrama between two main political rivals in Tamil Nadu, Ms. Jayalaitha and Mr. Karunanidhi heated up on the Sri Lanka's conflict. Both politicians have started exploiting communal sentiments in order to win public support over each other.

Ms. Jayalalitha, General Secretary of AIADMK , on Saturday (Apr 26) stated that the only solution for the problems faced by the Tamils in Sri Lanka is to divide the Island nation. Also, she said that she was convinced of her idea after listening to the Art of Living Guru and watching some videos shown by him.

However, the press release clearly gives lie to the statement made by Ms. Jayalaitha and also highlights that such comments would not help any way to alleviate the plight of the Tamil Civilians in Sri Lanka.