PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): More than 50,000 people are homeless on the Caribbean island of Grenada in the wake of Hurricane Ivan and in dire need of assistance, opposition leader Tillman Thomas said here Tuesday. But he denied rumours of an attempt to overthrow the administration of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell who is out of the country. "Really, we have no reason to get involved in any form of violent confrontation or any form of undemocratic means of obtaining power", he told reporters, speaking on the neighboring island of Trinidad and Tobago. Thomas, leader of the Democratic National Congress (NDC), held talks with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning on Monday, thanking him for financial assistance to hurricane-ravaged Grenada. The Manning government has approved 1.7 million dollars in aid to Grenada with a similar amount to St Vincent which also suffered severe storm damage. Last Friday Mitchell said there were rumours of a coup against his government while he was seeking aid abroad. On Monday, Mitchell attended a meeting of donor countries in Washington, making a strong case for assistance to rebuild his island which lies 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Trinidad. More than 90 percent of homes were damaged when Hurricane Ivan whipped Grenada early last month. Reprinted from Caribbean Net News caribbeannetnews.com