A senior military intelligence officer says India’s aim is to create a mechanism that can manipulate Sri Lankan politics to its advantage.

He said RAW personnel now in the island are in various disguises.

Grassroots information

Meanwhile, the Indian high commission is now registering Tamil youths of the north conversant with Hindi language.

Its website has posted a specimen application, which should be filled and sent to the HC’s email or to the fax no. 0212220503.

This is the first time that the Indian HC has implemented such a programme.

Local intelligence says this could be an attempt to create a network to obtain grassroots information about people of the north by using the registered youths.