Tigers in push for self-rule

The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they asked their 22 legislators to work towards winning an interim political administration for the war-ravaged regions before starting negotiations on a final peace deal.

The LTTE's political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan met lawmakers of the Tamil National Alliance in the rebel-held town of Kilinochchi Saturday to focus on its "Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA)" proposal, the Tigers said.

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The self-governing plan which envisages political and financial autonomy for the Tigers was rejected by President Chandrika Kumaratunga as a stepping stone for a separate state when the Tigers unveiled it on October 31, 2003.