DAP man on mission to help war victims

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP’s M Manogaran is determined to help Sri Lankan Tamils deal with the aftermath of the 30-year civil war in their country.He told reporters today that he would seek help from India by engaging with both New Delhi and the Tamil Nadu state government.The civil war ended in 2009, when the Sri Lankan army crushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the island nation's Tamil-dominated north.  Since then 300,000 civilians have been living in camps under military rule.

"We will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in a week or two," said Manogaran, who is the MP for Teluk Intan. He visited Sri Lanka last month with Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul and Senator S Ramakrishnan.
They held the press conference today to publicise their fact-finding report.“We are seeking India's help for meaningful change to happen for the war victims," Manogaran said.India is seen as an influential big brother in South Asia.
Manogaran also spoke of plans to form a parliamentary caucus on Sri Lanka, but said he was not confident of its effectiveness. "We have a caucus on Myanmar, but motions are not allowed."He added that he and Ramakrishnan would meet Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to brief him on their findings and to "explain why Malaysia should take a pro-active stand”.Malaysia is Sri Lanka's largest trading partner.Manogaran said he was making his group’s report available to the public in an effort to spread awareness about the Sri Lankan situation.  Those who are interested can order copies by email at manotelukintan@gmail.com


Source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/07/13/dap-man-on-mission-to-help-war-victims/