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By Nirupama Subramanian
Mr Balasingham and his wife, Adele Ann, left this afternoon by a seaplane that transported them to the Maldivian capital, Male. The couple, both British nationals, had arrived on March 26, and their visas were due to expire this week. An official of the Sri Lankan Government travelled to the LTTE-controlled north to carry out immigration procedures for the couple. It was not immediately known when they were travelling back to London, where they live, and whether they will return to Sri Lanka before the expected peace talks in Thailand in mid-June.Mr Balasingham had deemed it a security risk to travel through an official Sri Lankan port and the Government permitted him to directly arrive in and depart from the LTTE-controlled Vanni. The 62-year-old Mr Balasingham, who describes himself as the "theoretician'' of the LTTE, flew into Killinochchi last month from London for consultations with his leader, Velupillai Prabakaran, on the ongoing peace process. The two later addressed a press conference in which Mr. Balasingham played a prominent role, providing replies to most of the questions and translating questions and answers for Mr. Prabakaran, who speaks only Tamil.
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