India denies visa for US critic of Lanka
The Indian visa of Dr Ellyn Sue Shander, a US-based humanitarian
worker and a strong critic of the Sri Lankan Government, was cancelled
by the Indian mission at New York, her Indian host M. Natarajan alleged.
The Stanford-based American woman activist was scheduled to tour
India from yesterday and deliver talks on alleged human rights
violations in the island.
The India mission in New York informed Shander on Thursday about the
cancellation of her visa. Natarajan said that the Chennai police had
denied permission to conduct an indoor meeting with Shander as the guest
on September 16.
"We have moved the Madras High Court against denial of permission to
conduct indoor meetings on the human rights violations in Sri Lanka. The
writ petition would be heard on Monday," he said. Shander was scheduled
to address the Delhi Tamil Sangam in the national capital on September
20 along with MDMK General Secretary Vaiko.
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