LANKA-ENVOY 2 LAST

Asserting that LTTE is "no more", the Sri Lankan envoy
said his country "appreciates" India's assistance to the
displaced Tamil civilians in the aftermath of the ruthless
war.

India has prepared a Rs 500-crore rehabilitation package
for the displaced people in Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh had already announced a Rs 100-crore relief package for
Lankan Tamils in addition to the Rs 25-crore aid given by the
Tamil Nadu Government.

When asked whether it will now give access to Rights
agencies to the northern region, Jaisinghe maintained that
"specialised agencies of UN have always been permitted to
carry out relief operations there."

Meanwhile, All India Anti-Terrorist Front Chairman M S
Bitta met the Lankan High Commissioner "to appreciate the
tremendous efforts of Rajapaksa whose emboldened decision
brought down LTTE and killed its leader Prabhakaran who
assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi".

Bitta said a delegation from his organisation will
travel to Colombo to present an award to Sri Lankan President
for the feat. PTI