{"id":32666,"date":"2014-08-23T15:59:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T19:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2014-08-23T16:56:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T20:56:44","slug":"indian-pm-modi-tells-tna-that-political-solution-built-upon-the-13th-amendment-of-sri-lankan-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=32666","title":{"rendered":"Indian PM Modi Tells TNA that ALL Stakeholders Must Engage Constructively to Find Political Solution Built Upon the 13th Amendment of Sri Lankan Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: <\/em>Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged Sri Lanka to ensure “equality, dignity, justice and self-respect” for its Tamil minority.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modi made the appeal when a six-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party, called on him.<\/p>\n

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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Delegation meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-Aug 23, 2014-pic: courtesy of Australian Tamil Congress<\/p><\/div>\n

“The prime minister stressed the need for a political solution that addresses the aspirations of the Tamil community for equality, dignity, justice and self respect within the framework of a united Sri Lanka,” an official statement said.<\/em>
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\nModi urged “all stakeholders in Sri Lanka to engage constructively, in a spirit of partnership and mutual accommodation, towards finding a political solution”.<\/p>\n

This should be built “upon the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution”, he said, referring the India-backed amendment of the 1980s which called for devolving autonomous powers to the Tamils<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Modi also assured the TNA delegation of India’s continuing support to provide relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction work in Sri Lanka’s northeast, the former war zone where thousands have been displaced.<\/p>\n

He said New Delhi’s focus would be on projects relating to housing, livelihood generation, capacity building, education, hospitals and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The statement said: “The visit of TNA leaders is part of India’s continuing engagement with the government and political parties in Sri Lanka.”<\/p>\n

The TNA delegation briefed the prime minister on the situation in Sri Lanka and their assessment and expectations regarding devolution and national reconciliation.<\/p>\n

The delegation, led by veteran Tamil politician R. Sampanthan, met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday.<\/p>\n

The delegation also includes Mavai S. Senathirajah, K. Premachandran, P. Selvarajah, Selvam Adaikkalanathan and M.A. Sumanthiran, all parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

Present at the meeting Saturday were Nripendra Misra, principal secretary to the prime minister, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.<\/p>\n

The TNA was for years considered the political front of the now vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which was crushed by the Sri Lankan military in 2009.<\/p>\n

After the end of a quarter century of conflict, Sri Lanka battles charges of not engaging with the Tamil community and of killing thousands of innocent Tamils towards the end of the war. <\/p>\n

Courtesy: New Indian Express<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged Sri Lanka to ensure “equality, dignity, justice and self-respect” for its Tamil minority. Modi made the appeal when a six-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party, called on him. “The prime minister stressed the need for a political solution that …<\/p>\n

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