Mount pressure on Lankan Govt to open A-9 highway: Nedumaran

Chennai, Nov 17 (UNI) Tamil National Movement leader P Nedumaran today urged the Centre to prevail upon the Sri Lankan government to open the Highway A-9, to ensure movement of humanitarian assistance announced by the Union Government to the affected Lankan Tamils.

In a statement here, he said the Centre should also ensure that the relief materials were distributed through the Red Cross to reach the Tamils.

Mr Nedumaran, while welcoming India's gesture to provide rice, sugar and milkpowder to the starving Tamils in Jaffna, said the assistance would reach the affected people in Jaffna only if Highway A-9 was opened.

While shipping the materials, the Centre should not allow Sri Lanka to send military troops and arms on the pretext of escorting the Indian ship, he added.

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