Sri Lanka Opposition Leader asks government whether issue of LTTE camps raised with Indian government

Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today asked in parliament whether the government has raised the issue of LTTE camps being operated in Tamil Nadu with the Indian government.

Wickremasinghe posed this question to the government in parliament during the debate to extend emergency regulations.

He raised the question in response to a statement made by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne that Indian intelligence reports have revealed three LTTE camps were secretly operating in Tamil Nadu.

Wickremasinghe asked as to the action taken by the government with regard to the revelation.

The Opposition Leader also told parliament that the UNP supported the extradition of former LTTE international wing leader Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP to India over the charges of assassinating Rajiv Gandhi.