Mr. Rajapaksa met senior Indian leaders in Delhi during the weekend

Basil Rajapaksa, MP, told BBC Sandeshaya that the western countries have been continuously changing their policies on Sri Lanka.

When asked whether the western countries have been helping the LTTE he said "yes."

"The West has been supporting the stronger side whenever it suits them. It is witnessed in our history that the West has supported the LTTE," he said.

Indian visit

He was commenting on arriving in Colombo from a two-day official tour in India. The meeting was arranged after increasing protests in Tamil Nadu over the military offensive in the north.

The West has been supporting the stronger side whenever it suits them. It is witnessed in our history that the West has supported the LTTE Basil Rajapaksa, MP

Mr. Rajapaksa met Indian External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, national Secrity Advisor, MK Narayanan and Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shanker Menon.

During his tour to Delhi an agreement was reached for India to send 800 tones of essential supplies to Sri Lanka's war affected.

"We have enough supplies for the people in the north. We will decide, together with the Indian high commissioner, on what is needed after consulting the government officials there," he said.

Mr. Basil Rajapaksa told BBC Sinhala service that civilians are getting displaced due to the war in the north.

Mr. Rajapaksa's visit to Delhi was arranged after the Tamil Nadu government warned of mass resignations if Indian government failed to broker a truce in Sri Lanka.

It is understandable that people in Tamil Nadu are trying to provide assistance to "their brothers" in Sri Lanka, Basil Rajapaksa, MP, said.