Tamil Nadu politicos here to visit IDP villages

by P.Krishnaswamy

The 10-member Tamil Nadu delegation that arrived in Colombo yesterday afternoon would visit IDP welfare villages in Chettikulam this afternoon, following a visit to Jaffna in the morning.

They will assess conditions of the IDPs, relief and welfare facilities being provided to them and other issues that had raised concerns in Tamil Nadu since the defeat of LTTE terrorism in May this year and the consequent internal displacement of over 300,000 families from Vanni areas where the Security Forces carried out operations against the LTTE.

The delegation headed by Union Minister T.R.Balu and five other MPs from Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), including Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter M.K.Kanimozhi, his son K.S.Azhagiri, three MPs from the Congress Party and the leader of the Viduthalai Chruthaigal Katchy (VCK) Thol.Thirumavalavan will also visit plantations towns Kotagala, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya, Government sources said.