{"id":70463,"date":"2020-09-27T16:52:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=70463"},"modified":"2020-09-27T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:52:11","slug":"after-india-and-sri-lanka-issued-a-joint-statement-referring-to-prime-minister-narendra-modis-call-to-the-sri-lankan-government-to-address-the-tamil-minoritys-aspirations-with-the-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=70463","title":{"rendered":"After India and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s call to the Sri Lankan government to address the Tamil minority\u2019s aspirations, with the implementation of the 13th Amendment, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s office released a statement , making no mention of Mr. Modi\u2019s call."},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/p>\n

Meera Srinivasan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hours after India and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s call to the Sri Lankan government to address the Tamil minority\u2019s aspirations, with the implementation of the 13th Amendment, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s office released a statement on Saturday, making no mention of Mr. Modi\u2019s call, or the constitutional provision on power devolution.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rajapaksa\u2019s statement, following the leaders\u2019 virtual meet on Saturday, focused on Sri Lanka\u2019s response to the coronavirus pandemic that has drawn international praise. While outlining the talking points of their discussion \u2014 such as development, geopolitics, economy, defense and tourism \u2014it was silent on justice and post-war reconciliation that remain sensitive issues to some in the southern Sinhala-Buddhist constituency, who fear power devolution might lead to separatism and justice might target the armed forces, who are accused of war crimes.<\/p>\n

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Though PM Rajapaksa, during his time as President for a decade from 2005, had assured India and the international community on multiple occasions that he would \u201cgo beyond\u201d the 13th Amendment to ensure \u201cmeaningful devolution\u2019, as a means of arriving at a political solution to Sri Lanka\u2019s national question, he is yet to implement the promise.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s joint statement sparked interest for its explicit reference to the 13th Amendment, that too at a time when some in the Rajapaksa administration are calling for its abolition.<\/p>\n

Joint statement<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the joint statement indicated that both Colombo and New Delhi were agreeable to the mention, the omission in PM Rajapaksa\u2019s own statement that came hours later did not go unnoticed.<\/p>\n

Popular weekend newspaper Sunday Times carried a front page report titled \u2018Lanka avoids any 13-A commitment at Rajapaksa-Modi summit\u2019.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a prominent grouping of Tamil parties, welcomed the joint statement by India and Sri Lanka. Tweeting from its official handle, the TNA said: \u201cWe welcome PM Modi calling on Sri Lanka to address the aspirations of the Tamil people for equality, justice, peace and respect within a united SL including by carrying forward the process of reconciliation with implementation of constitutional provisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Meera Srinivasan Hours after India and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s call to the Sri Lankan government to address the Tamil minority\u2019s aspirations, with the implementation of the 13th Amendment, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s office released a statement on Saturday, making no mention of Mr. Modi\u2019s call, …<\/p>\n

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