TN MPs meet PM, say Lanka should resettle Tamils before rains

New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) A delegation of Members of Indian
Parliament (MPs) of southern state of Tamil Nadu who went to
Sri Lanka on a fact-finding mission, Friday met India's Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and appealed to him to ask the
government there to take steps to resettle the displaced
Tamils before the Monsoon season begins in December.

The MPs, belonging to Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK),
Congress party and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), had
gone to Sri Lanka on a five-day visit during which they made
an on-the spot assessment in camps where over 2.98 lakh Tamil
civilians displaced by the war on LTTE (Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam) are living.
They also met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and
other officials during their visit earlier this month.
The delegation led by senior DMK leader T R Baalu Friday
met Singh at his 7, Race Course Residence and apprised him of
the situation in the camps in Sri Lanka and the living
conditions there.
They also submitted a report to the Prime Minister on
their visit.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, DMK MP Kanimozhi
said they requested Singh to impress upon the Sri Lankan
government the need for taking steps to resettle the civilians
in their towns and villages before the start of Monsoon in
December. (More) PTI ETB
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