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By Our Tamil Nadu Bureau
Talking to presspersons at Erode, he lauded her ``strong reaction'' yesterday, demanding the extradition of the LTTE leader, V. Prabakaran. Mr. Elangovan urged the Centre and the Prime Minister not to lift the ban on the LTTE, nor offer any concession to the outfit, which was responsible for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. In Thanjavur, the All-India Congress Committee member, Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, wanted the Centre to press the demand for the extradition of Mr. Prabakaran with the Sri Lanka Government immediately. If the Centre failed to do this, it would be accused of adopting different stands for Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He told the media that the Indian Peace-Keeping Force zeroed in on Mr. Prabakaran thrice when it was in Sri Lanka and let him go because of the ``mercy'' shown by Rajiv Gandhi. Hence, it was not true that the Indian army was not able to capture Mr. Prabakaran. It had the capability to capture Mr. Prabakaran. Mr. Ramamurthy welcomed Ms. Jayalalithaa's statement that the LTTE had no place in India and that the people of Tamil Nadu would not forget the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, nor forgive Prabakaran for it. On the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's remark that a request for medical treatment to Anton Balasingham, chief negotiator of the LTTE, in India would be considered on humanitarian grounds, Mr. Ramamurthy said there was nothing wrong in the statement as ``our tradition is to help even enemies on humanitarian grounds''. But was the demand for entering Tamil Nadu being made only for treatment or any other purpose, Mr. Ramamurthy asked. The PMK founder, S. Ramadoss, said that at a time when the State was facing serious problems, including a financial crisis, raising the LTTE issue was a ``diversionary'' tactic. In a statement, he argued that when the peace process was taking shape in Sri Lanka to bring about a solution to the problems of Tamils on the island, it was unfortunate that some leaders in Tamil Nadu were trying to throw a spanner in the works, in a bid to make political capital out of the issue. When even the Prime Minister said the Centre would consider Mr. Balasingham's request for treatment in India, it was ``painful'' that State leaders, including the Chief Minister, opposed it. The TMC president, G.K. Vasan, said the party wanted the Centre to seek the extradition of the LTTE leader for bringing him to justice. In a statement here, he said that while the TMC was concerned at the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils, it wanted the island government to view the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in the right perspective. Mr. Vasan welcomed the Chief Minister's stand on the issue.
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