Date:01/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/01/stories/2008120155160600.htm

Karnataka

Bangalore Tamil Sangam seeks ceasefire in Sri Lanka

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: Expressing concern over the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka following the military action in the Tamil-dominated areas, the Bangalore Tamil Sangam has urged the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to exert pressure on the island nation’s government to immediately declare a ceasefire.

As an expression of its moral support to the Sri Lankan Tamils, the Tamil Sangam on Sunday held a special meeting.

Nearly 500 members, including Sri Lankan MP Shivaraji Lingam and the former Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Pulamaipithan, took part.