No to special envoy: India
By Kelum Bandara
Aug 26, 2014
India has turned down a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) request for the appointment of a special envoy to resolve the national question in Sri Lanka, Daliy Mirror learns.
TNA leader R. Sampanthan is said to have made this request when he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but sources close to the TNA said the Indian leader had not responded positively to this request.
The TNA had reportedly said that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was insufficient as a power sharing arrangement with the Tamil speaking people in the North and East. The TNA delegation had stressed the need for the re-merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces.
The TNA delegates had explained to the Indian The TNA delegates had explained to the Indian leaders the initiatives taken in the past to evolve a political solution to the national questin. They cited the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee headed by Minister Mangala Munasinghe, the political package introduced by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the All Party Representatives Committee (APRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa leaders the initiatives taken in the past to evolve a political solution to the national question. They cited the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee headed by Minister Mangala Munasinghe, the political package introduced by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The TNA said all political proposals made were based on the devolution of power beyond the 13th Amendment. However, Mr. Modi had reiterated that India was in favour of a solution that built upon the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
Source: Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka must ensure justice for Tamils: Modi
In meeting with TNA team, he favours political solution that builds on 13th amendment
A delegation from Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Alliance calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.- photo: asish maitra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured a political solution in Sri Lanka that builds on the 13th amendment to the island nation’s Constitution.
In a meeting with a six-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance, Mr. Modi stressed the need for a political solution that “addresses the aspirations of the Tamils for equality, dignity, justice and self-respect within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.”
The Prime Minister conveyed to the TNA delegation on Saturday that he had already raised some concerns relating to the treatment of the Tamil community with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The TNA leaders pointed to the continuing persecution of the Tamils and said that India would have to come to the defence of the minority community.
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