President invites Tamil Nadu leaders to witness dignified peace of the Tamil polity

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi as well as his arch rival Jayalalithaa Jayaram to visit the Eastern Province, Jaffna and Vanni as well as the upcountry, and monitor the initiatives taken by the Government to bring dignified peace for the Tamil polity.

He referred to the optimum measures adopted by his Government to rebuild civilian life in the Eastern and Northern areas liberated from the terrorists. The LTTE was forcibly detaining innocent civilians in un-cleared areas and using them as human shields. They should enjoy freedom. The LTTE should be impressed upon to free these innocent civilians. In a special interview with the Asian Tribune website, the President called on Karunanidhi as well as Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Jayalalitha Jayaram to mediate in ensuring freedom to the Tamil civilians in un-cleared areas. He emphasised his Government’s readiness to extend all facilities to civilians escaping from the grip of the terrorists.