{"id":37390,"date":"2015-01-18T01:21:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T06:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37390"},"modified":"2015-01-18T03:01:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T08:01:24","slug":"tamil-national-alliance-treats-appointment-of-hmgs-palihakkara-as-northern-governor-with-cautious-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37390","title":{"rendered":"Tamil National Alliance Treats Appointment of HMGS Palihakkara as Northern Governor with Cautious Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"

By P.K.Balachandran<\/strong><\/p>\n

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COLOMBO:<\/strong> People in the Tamil-majority Northern Province of Sri Lanka are keeping their fingers crossed about the changes that may follow the removal of \u201cmilitary man\u201d Maj.Gen (Retd).G.A.Chandrasiri from the post of Governor, and his replacement by a civilian, H.M.G.S.Palihakkara.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the one hand we are happy that one of our key demands, that the Governor should be a civilian and not one with a military background, has been met. But on the other, we are not very optimistic that the change will be for the better. We hope Palihakkara will cooperate with us,\u201d said C.V.K.Sivagnanam, Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC).<\/p>\n

However, Sivagnanam conceded that the Sirisena government has taken \u201csome positive first steps\u201d such as the appointment of a civilian Governor; declaration of an intent to form a committee to release private Tamil lands from the grip of the army; and ordering the release of Tamil detainees against whom no cases have been filed for long. <\/p>\n

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Suresh Premachandran, spokesman of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), described the replacement as a \u201cprogressive step\u201d but he recalled that Palihakkara, as the Lankan Permanent Representative at the UN, had denied that the Lankan government was violating human rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, if he supports power sharing and devolution, we will be happy,\u201d Premachandran said leaving the door open for a reassessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he shows goodwill, we will reciprocate. But we will have to wait and see if he will bow to pressure from Sinhala extremists in the Sirisena government like the Jathika Hela Urumaya,\u201d commented M.K. Sivajilingam, member of the NPC.<\/p>\n

TNA MP, M.A.Sumanthiran felt that there could be a working relationship between the elected NPC and the Government as \u201cPalihakkara is a very fair minded man\u201d.<\/p>\n

In Colombo, political commentator Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka said that Palihakkara is an \u201cexcellent choice\u201d because he has the necessary \u201cdiplomatic skills\u201d to function in an emerging environment which may see significant changes in Centre-Periphery relations, following the drastic pruning of the powers of the Executive Presidency.<\/p>\n

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

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By P.K.Balachandran COLOMBO: People in the Tamil-majority Northern Province of Sri Lanka are keeping their fingers crossed about the changes that may follow the removal of \u201cmilitary man\u201d Maj.Gen (Retd).G.A.Chandrasiri from the post of Governor, and his replacement by a civilian, H.M.G.S.Palihakkara. \u201cOn the one hand we are happy that one of our key demands, …<\/p>\n

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