TN requests Centre to allow Prabakaran’s mother for treatment

Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article420317.ece


Press Trust of India (PTI)

The Tamil Nadu government has written to the Centre recommending that Parvathi, mother LTTE leader V. Prabakaran, be allowed to enter the State for medical treatment.

Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin informed the Assembly that "(the government had) written to the Union Home Secretary to consider allowing Parvathi Ammal for treatment in the State provided certain conditions are met”.

“We received an e-mail from Parvathi Ammal requesting us to allow her to come to Tiruchirappalli for treatment,” Mr. Stalin said. However, he did not specify what the conditions were.

He recalled Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s assurance in the Assembly last month that the State government would write to the Centre on allowing her to undergo treatment in Tamil Nadu, if she insists on it.

Immigration officials had last month deported Ms. Parvathi to Malaysia when she came to Chennai for treatment. When political parties raised the issue in the Assembly, Mr. Karunanidhi had said he was not aware of her visit.

The Madras High Court had on April 30 given two weeks time to Ms. Parvathi to represent to the State government if she wanted to undergo medical treatment here.