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A senior Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka has urged the president to review conditions in the government's camps for Tamils displaced by the fighting in the north. In a letter to Mahinda Rajapaska, released to the media, the president of the Tamil United Liberation Front, V Anandasangaree, said some of the civilians felt that living in the camps was like being kept, under compulsion, in open prisons. The letter said a personal visit to the camps by the President was long overdue. Mr. Anandasangaree is a candidate at the forthcoming Jaffna Municipal Council elections. The former parliamentarian, a strong critic of the LTTE, is contesting to become the Mayor of Jaffna at 08 August elections. | LOCAL LINKS  "ICRC needs to continue" UK11 July, 2009 | Sandeshaya 'Treat' injured IDP child10 July, 2009 | Sandeshaya India 'committed' for Lanka solution06 July, 2009 | Sandeshaya India 'unhappy' over Lanka IDPs30 June, 2009 | Sandeshaya EXTERNAL LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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