Lahan, February 25:

Ram Lochan Thakur aka Swamiji, the convenor of the talks team of the Liberation Tigers of Tarai Eelam (LTTE), said the government was serious about talks.

Talking briefly to RSS in Lahan today, Swamiji said, “I felt that the convenor of the government talks team and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Janardan Sharma was serious about the talks during the talks held in Birgunj on February 21.”

On One Madhes One Pradesh concept advocated by MJF, Swamiji said the region would not benefit if the whole Madhes was included within a single state.