{"id":34900,"date":"2014-11-12T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T05:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=34900"},"modified":"2014-11-12T00:03:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T05:03:19","slug":"northern-chief-minister-wants-india-to-reverse-on-going-militarisation-of-tamil-majority-regions-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=34900","title":{"rendered":"Northern Chief Minister Wigneswaran wants India to Reverse on Going Militarisation of Tamil Majority Regions in Sri Lanka."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nby<\/p>\n<p>B. Kolappan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister of Sri Lanka\u2019s Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran on Sunday made a fervent appeal to India to prevail upon his country to reverse the ongoing militarisation of the Tamil-majority region and stop what he called harassment and abuse of minorities there.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Wigneswaran, on his first visit since being elected, alleged that militarisation was taking place \u201cnot due to any real security threat, but to maintain a stranglehold over the populace; subjugate them and make them compliant; and to stifle any form of democratic or political dissent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the K.G. Kannabiran Memorial Lecture, organised by the People\u2019s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) here, Mr. Wigneswaran, a former judge of Sri Lanka\u2019s Supreme Court, said that in the last few weeks, the government was arresting and openly intimidating those trying to collect evidence for an U.N.-backed investigation into violations of human rights.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Arguing that India had a \u201cfiduciary duty\u201d towards Tamils in Sri Lanka, he wanted it to ensure that Tamil-speaking people realised their right to self-determination within a united Sri Lanka. His suggestion was a \u201813 Amendment Plus Plus\u2019 to the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Wigneswaran had a wish-list for the Indian government: hold Sri Lanka to its promises; lend support to international processes in furtherance of justice and truth and for the return of rule of law and democracy in the country; halt harassment of the minorities, and help the return to civilian life by reversing militarisation and demand the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton34900\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D34900&amp;text=Northern%20Chief%20Minister%20Wigneswaran%20wants%20India%20to%20Reverse%20on%20Going%20Militarisation%20of%20Tamil%20Majority%20Regions...%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>by B. Kolappan Chief Minister of Sri Lanka\u2019s Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran on Sunday made a fervent appeal to India to prevail upon his country to reverse the ongoing militarisation of the Tamil-majority region and stop what he called harassment and abuse of minorities there. 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