Highest circles of the India government have taken serious note of the warning sounded by Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s planes posed a potential threat to Nuclear Reactors and Harbours in India. Dr. Kohona was referring to LTTE's capability to launch air attacks covering a distance of between 200 and 300 miles.
A high level meeting of Indian government officials was held on Wednesday(10) to discuss the prospect of a possible LTTE air attack and how they could pre-empt such a move. It was attended by Indian Defence Minister A.K.Advani, External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee and National Defence Advisor, M.K.Narayanan. The presence of all three Service Commanders at this meeting is considered significant, given the severity of the threat post by the LTTE.
The meeting which is understood to have discussed the situation extensively, decided to put a stop to LTTE's fund raising activities and to enhance security at the Airports and other facilities in the Southern region of India.
At the same time, the "Chennai Sangamam" Arts Festival was organized by Father Jagath Kasvar where a symphony compact disk prepared by popular Tamil musician Ilaiya Raja was released to raise funds for the LTTE. The Tamil media reported that the Indian authorities were concerned that such funds would help sustain and intensify the violent activities of the LTTE.
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