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Get Prabakaran extradited, Cong. tells Centre

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI APRIL 10. The Congress today called on the Central Government to "initiate steps to extradite the LTTE chief, Prabakaran'' for his complicity in the assassination of the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.

It also lamented that the Government had so far made no diplomatic or political effort to get Mr. Prabakaran extradited.

In a statement to the press, the Congress came down hard on the LTTE chief and his organisation.

"It's a designated terrorist organisation and banned in India, while Prabakaran is a proclaimed offender responsible for the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi,'' it said.

The statement pointed out that today's press conference called by Prabakaran was an attempt to legitimise his political status with the international community. Branding the LTTE as a "violent terrorist organisation'', it maintained that attempts to obfuscate facts could not hide the truth that "the LTTE is a violent terrorist organisation and Prabakaran is the architect of its policies''.

The party spokesperson, Jaipal Reddy, however, clarified that its demand for bringing Prabakaran to justice did not mean that his party was opposed to an international effort to bring about an agreement between the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE.

"We are not opposed to a meaningful effort by the international community to bring about peace and harmony in Sri Lanka,'' Mr. Reddy said.

He, however, reiterated that Prabakaran had committed a "capital crime" on Indian soil and hence he should be extradited. "There is an extradition treaty between the two countries, '' he pointed out.

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