ALL INDIA CONGRESS COMMITTEE
DELHI
RAJIV GANDHI, M.P
PRESIDENT
I met Thiru K. Pathmanabna in Delhi just a few days before his tragic assassination. It is hardly believable that one so young, so bright, so full of life, with so much to contribute to his people, should no longer be with us. That our Government was unable to provide him protection is a matter of national shame. We extend our sincerest sympathies to his wife and the other members of his family.Our Sri Lanka policy was designed to ensure the safety and security of the Tamils and the full realisation oy them of their human rights and the full exercise of their political rights within a united Sri Lanka and in all those parts of the island where the Tamil population is predominant. The Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement of 1987 opened the doors to this dream becoming a reality. Unfortunately, the doors have been banged shut upon us on account both of mistakes made by the Sri Lanka Government as well as the National Front Government in India.
Thiru Pathmanabha shared a birthday with my mother. Both fell martyrs to a great cause. I pay my tribute to his .memory.
