Allow Prabha mom visit: HC to India govt

(July 08, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A court has directed the Indian government to permit slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran's mother to visit the country and undergo treatment there as and when she approached them for the facility.

PTI rteported that a division bench of the Madras high court passed the order on a petition filed by advocate R Karuppan.

The bench comprised Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice KK Sasidharan

According to PTI, Karuppan contended that Parvathi Ammal was illegally denied entry into India a couple of months ago and was forced to return to Malaysia in the same flight even though she possessed a valid medical visa issued by the Indian high commission in Malaysia.

The judges said yesterday: "Whenever a representative of Parvathi Ammal intimates the Indian high commission at Colombo that she is willing to undergo treatment in India, the Indian authorities are directed to allow her to undergo treatment in India."

As for Karuppan's other submissions such as compensation and treatment package, the judge said they could be decided in "appropriate proceedings".