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Sri Lankan party unhappy with Indian medical unit's presence

Irish Sun (IANS) Tuesday 17th March, 2009

Sri Lanka's radical Marxist party Tuesday raised concern in parliament over the presence of a full-fledged Indian medical unit in the country to treat the wounded war-displaced civilians from the north.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), known for its anti-Indian stance, has said that the arrival of the 52-member Indian medical team, which also included members from the Indian army's medical unit, 'was posing a threat to the island's sovereignty, integrity and national security'.

Making a special statement in the island's 225-member parliament, the JVP's parliamentary group leader Anurakumara Dissanayake has said that the arrival of the Indian medical team 'was portraying a bad picture internationally that Sri Lanka cannot look after its own people'.

The Indian medical team comprising physicians, surgeons, para-medical staff, technical staff and medical equipment reached Pulmoddai, in the eastern port city Trincomalee last week. They have started treating the war-affected displaced civilians in the north from this week.

The team led by Vasanthkumar, a doctor, has establish an emergency medical unit, including a full-fledged hospital, at Pulmoddai, in the eastern Trincomalee district.

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