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Tsunami: fast against Chandrika's move

V.S. Sambandan

COLOMBO: Hardliners opposing Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's proposal for a Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam stepped up their campaign on Wednesday with the National Bhikku Front (NBF) starting a "fast unto death" here.

Calling for the withdrawal of the proposal, the NBF — known to be the Buddhist clergy wing of the left-nationalist ruling ally, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), seven monks sat down for the fast protest. The monks termed the proposal an "anti-national move," and that it would lead to the "division of the country."

China's offer

PTI reports from Beijing:

China on Wednesday said it would ``seriously consider'' donning the role of a mediator in the peace process between the Sri Lankan Government and Tamil rebels in case Colombo invited it to do so.

Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang told a Sri Lankan reporter that Sri Lankans must themselves settled their problems.

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