{"id":32632,"date":"2014-08-22T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T23:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32632"},"modified":"2014-08-22T20:57:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T00:57:45","slug":"india-reiterates-commitment-to-substantially-addressing-aspirations-of-tamil-community-for-equalitydignityjustice-and-self-respect-within-united-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32632","title":{"rendered":"India Reiterates Commitment to &#8220;Substantially Addressing Aspirations of Tamil Community for Equality, Dignity, Justice and Self-Respect Within United Sri Lanka&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>India was keen on engaging with the Sri Lankan government and all political parties to help with the ongoing reconciliation process in the island nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32638\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TNA082214.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32638\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TNA082214-600x448.jpg\" alt=\"TNA delegation in New Delhi-Aug 22, 2014\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32638\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TNA delegation in New Delhi-Aug 22, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>This was conveyed to a visiting Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday, signalling broad continuity of the Sri Lankan policy adopted by the United Progressive Alliance government. External Affairs Ministry spokesman said the Minister stressed the need for a political solution that \u201caddresses substantially the aspirations of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka for equality, dignity, justice and self respect within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The delegation led by R. Sampanthan will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to put forth a detailed projection of their understanding of the situation and suggestions on India\u2019s engagement in Sri Lanka, the spokesperson said. The TNA delegation includes parliamentarians Mavai Senathirajah, M.A. Sumanthiran, Suresh Premachandran, Selvam Adaikalanathan and P. Selvarajah.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to \u201cthe lack of political will\u201d of the Sri Lankan government to bring about an acceptable political solution, TNA parliamentarian Mr. Sumanthiran said: \u201cWe told her that the Sri Lankan government has a very different agenda \u2013 militarising the Northern Province, taking away land and changing the demography of the [Tamil-majority] province.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a TNA source, Ms. Swaraj assured the delegation that India would continue to emphasise the need for devolution of powers as per the 13th Amendment, and \u201cgoing beyond that\u201d for a meaningful solution.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton32632\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D32632&amp;text=India%20Reiterates%20Commitment%20to%20%26%238220%3BSubstantially%20Addressing%20Aspirations%20of%20Tamil%20Community%20for%20Equality%2C...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India was keen on engaging with the Sri Lankan government and all political parties to help with the ongoing reconciliation process in the island nation. 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