By IANS,
New Delhi : There has been no infiltration into India of Tamil Tiger guerrillas since the Sri Lankan military crushed them in May, parliament was told Tuesday.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Lok Sabha that a small number of Sri Lankan Tamils continued to arrive in the Tamil Nadu coastal district of Rameswaram as refugees.
“However, there is no specific input to indicate that the defeated LTTE cadres have infiltrated into India in the guise of refugees fleeing Sri Lanka,” he said in a statement, referring to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
The minister said a total 101,162 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were living in Tamil Nadu. Of these, 73,695 were in 115 camps spread over 26 districts.
Maken said that screening procedures had been tightened at the Mandapam refugee camp at Rameswaram “to identify any infiltration of remnant LTTE cadres.
“The law enforcing agencies, including navy, Coast Guard and state authorities have intensified patrolling along the coast. In addition, the government follows a policy of voluntary repatriation with respect to these refugees.”