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Karunanidhi's plea to Natwar

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JULY 2. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president, M.Karunanidhi, has appealed to the External Affairs Minister, Natwar Singh, to intervene and ensure the safe return of 18 Indians, including three from Tamil Nadu, who were now stranded in Fallujah in Iraq.

In a letter to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Karunanidhi said Jasper International Co. originally promised all these people employment in Jordan. But in Jordan they were not permitted to work, but were transported to Iraq. Now all these people were jobless and suffering from want of basic requirements such as food and shelter.

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