Tamil
parties join LTTE over international mediation
Tamil political parties have joined LTTE terrorists in attacking Sri
Lankas position that the ongoing war against the LTTE was an internal matter and no
third party including the UN could play a role to end it.Tamil
politicians said that they are not prepared to accept the governments position. The
government, a senior TULF official said must be prepared to seek international mediation
to end the crisis. |

| Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
took a ride on the Ruhunu Kumari from Galle to Colombo Fort last week as part of his
"listening campaign to the voices of the people. Wickremesinghe not only
listened to the problems of commuters on the train but also responded to questions that
were sometimes hostile. "It was a very useful exercise, a UNP spokesman
said. From the Fort Railway Station, he took a bus to his Cambridge Place office. |
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