PM assures all assistance for release of Indians

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan that all assistance would be made available for the release of Indians lodged in Oman jails.

In a letter to the Chief Minister, he said the Indian Embassy in Muscat was constantly in touch with the Oman officials in this regard, a release said here.

Out of the 1,914 Indians, 884 people were released from the jail till July 27.

The Prime Minister also said all steps were taken to ensure all facilities to them in the camp and efforts were on for their early release.

Mr Achuthanandan had sent a letter to Prime Minister seeking immediate steps for the release of the Keralites.

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