Rao meets TPF representatives

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met the 10 party representatives of the Tamil Parties Forum (TPF) yesterday morning.

The TPF expressed 11 points for meaningful resettlement in the war tone area. Among them were the restoration of infrastructure, removal of High Security Zones step by step, the full implementation of civil administration,compensation to those who lost their relative and properties, reduce all security restrictions and strict security measures implemented during the war,implementation of the 13th Amendment in full as a first step towards political solution.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao expressed India's sentiments towards the well-being of minorities in Sri Lanka and said the TNA also has expressed the same points .

She said the Scenario of 1987 has totally changed now and should look at everything in the present context. She promised to do the best possible within the limits available to India. S J V C Chandrahasan, led the Team as spokesman, All party representatives including Minister Douglas Devananda and G Rajkumar of EPDP, Dr Nalliah Kumaraguruparan of DPF, M K Sivajilingam of TNULF, Sritharan of EPRLF, Uthayaraja and Surendran of TELO, Sathananthan of PLOTE, Representatives of EROS and Perinbanayagam of OFERR participated.

Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha and Political First Secretary Anurag Srivastava accompanied Rao.