Slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran’s mother gets conditional visa for India

After dithering for weeks over a decision on Parvathi Ammal, the ailing mother of slain LTTE leader V Prabhakaran, the Centre has granted her permission to enter the country.

Union home minister P Chidambaram has allowed Parvathi conditional entry for medical treatment in Chennai.

The temporary visa will be for 30 days and her movement will remain confined to the hospital. Last month, she was deported to Malaysia by the immigration authorities after landing in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, whose party is part of the ruling UPA, had personally broached the issue with the government during his recent visit to the capital.

On April 16, Parvathi was detained at the Chennai airport after immigration officials noticed something amiss in her passport. It had P Ammal written on it.

Top sources told DNA there is a ‘lookout’ circular in the name of Parvathi since 2002. 

Chidamabaram said Parvathi should have disclosed her identity and sought a visa beforehand. But this was a sensitive matter and could not have been done without seeking the state government’s views.

The UPA government waited for the session to be over and has now decided to grant her temporary visa.