sentences:  They passed on a request, through Norwegian facilitators of the negotiations, to find out whether the Government had any objections to "Shanmugam Kumaran Tharmalingam" being part of the delegation.The Government rejected the request, mainly because he was wanted in India for links with Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, and letting him join the delegation would have ruptured relations between the two nations.The LTTE's reasons for nominating Pathmanathan to the delegations are unclear but most likely had were linked to him being sought by Interpol, CIA and MI5.