Little progress in rehabilitation – Sambanthan tells Karunanidhi

A delegation of Tamil MPs from Colombo on Tuesday met Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to seek India’s intervention in accelerating rehabilitation of displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka.

“We have requested the intervention of India and the Chief Minister for the welfare of Tamils,” R Sambanthan, who led the delegation of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs, told reporters after the meeting with Karunanidhi.

Sambanthan alleged that there was little progress in the rehabilitation measures announced by Sri Lankan government for Tamils after the war against the LTTE last year.

The delegation also welcomed the DMK chief’s suggestion to Centre for deputing a special envoy to Sri Lanka for assessing progress made in rehabilitation measures.

Further, Sambanthan called for a political solution to the ethnic problem in the island nation. He also alleged militarisation and settling of Sinhala in Tamil-dominated areas in Sri Lanka.

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