Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have no choice but to unite in Parliament: Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have no choice but to unite in Parliament: Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

The Hindu  

Political parties representing Tamil people in Sri Lanka’s north and east have no choice but to consolidate their presence in Parliament to effectively challenge the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government and assert the rights of the Tamil people, according to Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Jaffna MP and Leader of the Tamil National People’s Front. Speaking to The Hindu on what lies ahead for the Tamil parties, Mr. Ponnambalam, General Secretary of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress — which leads the TNPF — said: “The Tamil people wanted to teach all traditional Tamil nationalist parties including us a lesson…our vote share nearly halved. In Mr. Ponnambalam’s assessment, however, the electoral setback of Tamil parties was caused mainly by “an erosion” of Tamil nationalist politics. While acknowledging that the Tamil parties took a “severe beating”, Mr. Ponnambalam disagrees with the view that the results signalled a “rejection” of Tamil nationalist politics. So that is not a rejection, but we must regroup in Parliament as a bloc.” Spelling out his motivation to work with other Tamil parties, including rivals, Mr. Ponnambalam said: “The government is repeatedly saying they have a mandate from the people of the north and east, that assertion must be challenged.” Structural changes Despite his “serious reservations” about the JVP’s past, Mr. Ponnambalam sees a “significant difference” in how the party has projected itself after creating the broader NPP coalition in 2019.

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An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem
1 month, 2 weeks ago

An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem

The Hindu  

India’s move to name the Jaffna Cultural Centre after the Tamil poet-philosopher, Thiruvalluvar, is a symbolic gesture by New Delhi to reinforce the unbreakable bond with Sri Lanka. Even though it is too early to arrive at any conclusion, as Mr. Modi did call for “fully implementing the Constitution of Sri Lanka and conducting the Provincial Council elections”, one is …

Sri Lanka’s senior Tamil politician and ITAK veteran Mavai Senathirajah no more
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s senior Tamil politician and ITAK veteran Mavai Senathirajah no more

The Hindu  

COLOMBO Senior Tamil politician Mavai Senathirajah, a key figure in the long political struggle for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s north and east, passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. An Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi veteran and former Jaffna Parliamentarian, Senathirajah led the party from 2014 to 2024. In a message on social media platform ‘X’, Sri …

TN politics: Tamil nationalism versus Dravidian identity
2 months, 3 weeks ago

TN politics: Tamil nationalism versus Dravidian identity

Hindustan Times  

There is a subtle but an influential intersection of the debate between Tamil nationalism and Dravidian identity in Tamil Nadu politics for over a decade. There are curious and interesting dimensions to this debate with the Tamil nationalists seeking separate identity based on language, culture and politics while advocates of Dravidian identity emphasising that Tamil nationalism is intrinsic to the …

‘Won’t allow anti-India activities’: Sri Lankan President Dissanayake
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3 months ago

‘Won’t allow anti-India activities’: Sri Lankan President Dissanayake

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka will not allow its soil to be used against Indian interests, its President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday as the two sides agreed on measures to bolster strategic and security cooperation. A joint statement said Dissanayake reiterated Sri Lanka’s “stated position of not permitting its territory to be used in any …

Vijay only echoes the principles of Dravidian parties: Annamalai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijay only echoes the principles of Dravidian parties: Annamalai

The Hindu  

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay is only echoing the principles of Dravidian parties, and there is nothing new in his party’s ideological stance, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai said here on Sunday. The BJP is strong on its own.” Responding to a question on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation as Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Annamalai said: “The DMK is increasingly becoming …

Interview | Sri Lankan democracy has been altered by citizens themselves: Jayadeva Uyangoda
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview | Sri Lankan democracy has been altered by citizens themselves: Jayadeva Uyangoda

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 22, 2024 18:57 IST - 21 MINS READ Jayadeva Uyangoda, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Colombo, spoke to Amit Baruah about the groundbreaking November 14 election results and their implications for Sri Lanka’s future. Since independence—actually since 1931 when we got the universal adult franchise—political power through elections has always been the monopolistic …

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order
4 months ago

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order

The Hindu  

The National People’s Power, led by Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has swept the Sri Lankan parliamentary polls with an astounding majority. There is another side to this story: Sri Lanka is Asia’s oldest electoral democracy, with universal suffrage going back to 1931, and its citizenry, in an awesome political swing, have not only given the new government an …

DC Edit | Lankans vote for change under Anura; Tamils too
4 months ago

DC Edit | Lankans vote for change under Anura; Tamils too

Deccan Chronicle  

The Sri Lankan people wanted change. Popular politicians had fleeced a country already suffering the aftereffects of the Covid pandemic so dry that the island nation’s biggest economic crisis had come to spur a citizens’ uprising that shook Colombo two years ago. The definitive desire for change was reflected in the mandate when Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presidential candidate of the …

Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities
4 months ago

Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities

The Hindu  

The staggering mandate — over a two-thirds majority — that Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power coalition led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake received in the November 14 general elections is a first in the country’s proportional representation system. In almost all districts across Sri Lanka’s north, east, central and southern hill country, where Tamils, Muslims, and Malaiyaha Tamils live, the …

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
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4 months ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Sinhalese-majority alliance captures Tamil fort on its own
4 months ago

Sinhalese-majority alliance captures Tamil fort on its own

New Indian Express  

While everyone expected the National People’s Power to win the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the party’s spectacular scale of victory in the results declared on Friday has surprised many. However, more importantly, this is the first time in the country’s history that a Sinhalese-majority formation, without the support of any established Tamil entity, has emerged as the leading party in …

‘Current political moment in Sri Lanka gives JVP a chance to rewrite history’
4 months ago

‘Current political moment in Sri Lanka gives JVP a chance to rewrite history’

The Hindu  

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, which leads Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power, could not have risen to power without widening its appeal and building a mass support base over the last few years, and the current political moment affords the party a chance to rewrite its history, general secretary Tilvin Silva said. “When you want to obtain power, you need …

Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority
4 months ago

Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results announced by the election commission.The NPP contesting under the Malimawa symbol secured 123 seats out of the 171 declared seats, as per the results by 11 am. In the northern Jaffna district, the cultural capital of the Tamil …

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift
4 months ago

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 15, 2024 12:12 IST - 6 MINS READ The Sri Lankan people have given a thumping two-thirds majority in parliament to a once-fringe party whose founder was killed by the state—the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna —and its coalition, the National People’s Power. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party, which had a majority in the outgoing parliament after winning the …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
4 months ago

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among …

Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
4 months ago

Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, delivering the self-described Marxist leader a powerful mandate to fight poverty and corruption in the crisis-stricken nation. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said on …

Sri Lankan president's NPP secures majority in parliamentary elections
4 months ago

Sri Lankan president's NPP secures majority in parliamentary elections

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a solid mandate for his program for economic revival. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission. The Samagi …

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
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4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance. The election comes at a decisive time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation emerges from its worst economic crisis, having declared …

Why Anti-Hindi Protests Shaped Tamil Politics For 60 Years - And Still Matter Today
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Anti-Hindi Protests Shaped Tamil Politics For 60 Years - And Still Matter Today

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 11, 2024 21:32 IST - 12 MINS READ The 1960s were a time of student uprisings across the world. R. Vijaya Sankar’s timely translation of Hindi Imperialism, whose author, Aladi Aruna, was an active participant in the anti-Hindi agitations and later became an important leader in the DMK, should kindle interest in this crucial political movement of …

Regardless of change in national politics, Tamils need strong representation in Parliament: Sumanthiran
4 months, 1 week ago

Regardless of change in national politics, Tamils need strong representation in Parliament: Sumanthiran

The Hindu  

COLOMBO Regardless of the decisive change in Sri Lanka’s national politics — with the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in September this year — the country’s Tamil people will need strong representation in Parliament to assert their rights and long-neglected demands, according to prominent Tamil politician M.A. If the new dispensation brings in far reaching changes in governance structure, the …

TVK's Vijay: Dravidam, Tamil nationalism, and a power play
4 months, 2 weeks ago

TVK's Vijay: Dravidam, Tamil nationalism, and a power play

The Hindu  

Veteran Tamil actor Vijay's inaugural conference focused on various issues, including political concepts, social justice, and the return of education to the State List. He addressed the DMK and AIADMK, but avoided naming them directly, potentially aiming to unsettle their positions. His speech attracted a large crowd, mostly young, who seemed receptive to his ideas. However, the TVK might face …

Vijay's Political Foray: A New Chapter in Tamil Nadu Politics
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijay's Political Foray: A New Chapter in Tamil Nadu Politics

India Today  

The article discusses the political entry of South cinema superstar Vijay into the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Vijay, a vocal critic of the Dravidian model and sectarian forces, has declared his intention to contest all 234 seats in the state. He aims to offer a fresh perspective by focusing on inclusive Tamil Nadu founded on equality, regional autonomy, and …

A new chapter in India-Sri Lanka relations
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A new chapter in India-Sri Lanka relations

Hindustan Times  

The Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory and ascension to the presidency marks a significant shift in Sri Lanka’s political landscape, with effects on its relations with India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his congratulations to President Dissanayake on his electoral victory, highlighting Sri Lanka's vital role in India's Neighbourhood First policy and the Security and Growth for All in the Region …

A new chapter in India-Sri Lanka relations
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A new chapter in India-Sri Lanka relations

Hindustan Times  

The Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory and ascension to the presidency marks a significant shift in Sri Lanka’s political landscape, with effects on its relations with India. PM Modi’s immediate outreach indicates India’s desire to build on the $4 billion assistance package it provided during Sri Lanka's economic crisis, deepening collaboration in areas like infrastructure, energy, and trade​. Dissanayake’s approach to …

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties
6 months ago

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties

Firstpost  

Irrespective of the outcome of the election, India, as it has done in the past, will continue to support Sri Lanka in its economic recovery President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri …

Prominent Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks governance structure based on federal model
7 months, 1 week ago

Prominent Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks governance structure based on federal model

The Hindu  

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi, a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which reiterates its long-standing demand for a just political solution to the civil war-scarred country’s Tamil question, …

AIADMK’s Existential Crisis: Can it Rise From The Ashes?
8 months ago

AIADMK’s Existential Crisis: Can it Rise From The Ashes?

News 18  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is facing an existential crisis in Tamil Nadu. Edappadi K Palaniswami, who ruled Tamil Nadu for four years after Jayalalithaa, interestingly managed to retain the majority of AIADMK cadres, elected representatives, and, in particular, the famous two-leaves poll symbol. The eight or so Dravidian parties that have emerged in Tamil Nadu since 1967 …

A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils
8 months, 1 week ago

A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

The recent passing of R. Sampanthan, a veteran leader of the Tamil National Alliance in Sri Lanka, has created a vacuum in the political leadership of the Tamils, who are yet to exit the trauma of the civil war that ended 15 years ago. Chelvanayakam, who founded the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi in 1949, Sampanthan was first elected in 1977 …

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan passes away
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan passes away

The Hindu  

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, who dedicated his political life to pursuing a just solution to the island nation’s Tamil question, passed away in Colombo late on Sunday. Sampanthan, of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi, was a sitting MP from the eastern Trincomalee district and led the Tamil National Alliance, the main grouping representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s …

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment
9 months, 2 weeks ago

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former Tamil fighter lost both legs in 2009 …

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

When Antony Jesurathnam Mariapushparani, 62, recalls the horrific final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in striking detail, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years since its end. I saw the destruction with my own eyes,” she says of the time when tens of thousands of Tamils, including women, children, and infants, were killed in the Sri …

Sri Lanka political parties flag poll aspirations on May Day
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka political parties flag poll aspirations on May Day

The Hindu  

With a presidential election expected later this year,the May Day rallies ofall main political parties in Sri Lanka seemed a prelude to their poll campaigns. Addressing the SJB’s May Day rally in Colombo, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, pledged to implement the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution, which promises a measure of power devolution to the provinces. The …

In TN, a BJP challenge to Dravidian inheritance
11 months ago

In TN, a BJP challenge to Dravidian inheritance

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu, which will elect all its 39 Lok Sabha MPs today, is where the INDIA bloc is the strongest. The BJP’s audacious campaign marks the first formidable ideological challenge to the Dravidian Movement and its multi-stranded politics that encompasses the legacies of the anti-caste social justice movements traceable to the early 20th century, pride in Tamil linguistic inheritance and …

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on January 5 backed the India-mooted 13th Amendment as a solution to address the minority Tamil community's long-pending demand for political autonomy. Addressing a group of professionals in Jaffna, the capital of the Tamil-dominated Northern Province, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the devolution of power shouldn’t merely be a political concept but an economic reality. The 13A …

An under-discussed facet of colonial history
1 year, 4 months ago

An under-discussed facet of colonial history

The Hindu  

November 09, 2023 12:16 am | Updated 01:55 am IST This year marks the bicentenary of the arrival of Tamil indentured labourers in Sri Lanka, a milestone recently commemorated in Colombo at an event called “Naam 200”, where I delivered an address on this woefully under-discussed facet of our colonial history. It was not without reason that the British historian …

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises
1 year, 6 months ago

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday said the progress made by Sri Lanka, on its commitment to fulfill the Tamils’ aspirations, was “inadequate” and urged the island nation to “work meaningfully” to keep its promises. However, progress on the same is inadequate and we urge the Government of Sri Lanka to work meaningfully towards early implementation of its commitments to ensure that the …

Modi Has Asked Wickremesinghe To Act On Tamil Issue, Eyeing 2024. But, It's Easier Said Than Done
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi Has Asked Wickremesinghe To Act On Tamil Issue, Eyeing 2024. But, It's Easier Said Than Done

ABP News  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India last week was although high on connectivity, trade and investment plans between both countries, it did little to resolve the decades-long controversy that continues to strain the relationship — and that is the issue of Tamil reconciliation that continues to stir up the bloody past of the civil war in Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority
1 year, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s opposition parties on Tuesday stood divided over their participation in the all-party conference called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday on the National Reconciliation Programme that seeks to address the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation. Wickremesinghe prior to his Delhi visit had agreed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment …

No agreement in devolution talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Tamil National Alliance
1 year, 10 months ago

No agreement in devolution talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Tamil National Alliance

The Hindu  

Thetalks on power devolution between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tamil legislators yielded no positive outcome, according to the Tamil National Alliance, the largest grouping of MPs from the island’s north and east. The Tamil National People’s Front, which has two MPs, stayed out of the talks that it said were “simply aimed at appeasing the international community”. After …

‘Strengthen our fight’: Tamil nationalist Seeman favours Vijay’s political entry
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Strengthen our fight’: Tamil nationalist Seeman favours Vijay’s political entry

Hindustan Times  

Tamil nationalist and the Naam Tamilar Katchi leader S Seeman on Wednesday favoured actor Vijay’s much anticipated political entry saying that it will strengthen their fight against the two major Dravida parties in Tamil Nadu. Vijay, who has a cult following, has been hinting at his political entry in Tamil Nadu, where silver screen idols such as former chief minister …

An Alliance fraught with challenges - The Hindu
2 years, 2 months ago

An Alliance fraught with challenges - The Hindu

The Hindu  

For most of its two decade-existence, Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Alliance has been engaged in talks with the southern Sinhalese leadership, to negotiate a durable solution to the island nation’s lingering national question. “We can’t despair, we can’t abandon things,” Mr. Sampanthan told The Hindu in 2018, when the Alliance joined a Constitution drafting process initiated by the President Maithripala …

An uphill struggle in Sri Lanka’s tea country
2 years, 3 months ago

An uphill struggle in Sri Lanka’s tea country

The Hindu  

Watch | How the economic crisis has hurt Sri Lanka’s hill Tamils Sathish Sumithra’s son, barely two years old, is too young to make sense of Sri Lanka’s unrelenting economic crisis, but not to escape it. “An egg costs 70 rupees now,” says Sumithra, breaking down what the country’s 70% inflation and over 80% food inflation means in her working-class …

Dravidian parties treating Sri Lankan repatriates as ‘second-class’ citizens, alleges Annamalai
2 years, 4 months ago

Dravidian parties treating Sri Lankan repatriates as ‘second-class’ citizens, alleges Annamalai

The Hindu  

The Dravidian parties are treating Sri Lankan repatriates as “second-class citizens”, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai said at a protest staged in Gudalur on Sunday against the hand-over of TANTEA land to the Forest Department. Mr. Annamalai said the government had issued an order handing over 5,315 acres of TANTEA land to the Forest Department. “While the Dravidian parties …

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe
2 years, 4 months ago

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, including land and housing, pertaining to the Tamil minority community in the country's Northern Province by next year when the island nation celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence. Speaking in Vavuniya, a Tamil dominated district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka where …

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach

The Hindu  

Reaching out to Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties in Parliament on November 10, President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited them for a discussion this week, and pledged to resolve their pending issues before the island nation’s 75th Independence Day falling on February 4, 2023. Sumanthiran said despite known differences among Tamil parties, the TNA invited them for a discussion this week, “as we …

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he is hopeful of resolving the problems faced by ethnic Tamils in the country, as he announced the appointment of a committee to find ways to integrate the Indian-origin workers in the plantation sector into the society. “While some of the Tamils of Hill Country origin had integrated successfully into the Sri Lankan …

Lankan Govt to Appoint Panel for Integration of Indian-origin Tamil Workers in Society: Prez Wickremesinghe
2 years, 4 months ago

Lankan Govt to Appoint Panel for Integration of Indian-origin Tamil Workers in Society: Prez Wickremesinghe

News 18  

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Indian-origin Tamil workers in the hill plantation regions further into the Sri Lankan society. “While some of the Tamils of Hill Country origin had integrated successfully into the Sri Lankan society, some have failed and measures would be taken to assist them …

India abstains on Sri Lanka vote at Human Rights Council
2 years, 5 months ago

India abstains on Sri Lanka vote at Human Rights Council

The Hindu  

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a resolution on Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human Rights Council, while observing that Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing commitments on the 13th Amendment, meaningful devolution, and early provincial elections remains “inadequate”. Further, India has “taken note” of the Sri Lankan government’s commitments on the implementation of commitments “in the spirit of the …

Sri Lanka to hold crucial talks on formation of all-party government to combat economic meltdown
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka to hold crucial talks on formation of all-party government to combat economic meltdown

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday invited the political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the Parliament reconvened after a seven-day adjournment Colombo: The crucial talks on the possibility of forming an all-party government to tackle Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown will take place on Friday evening, officials and political leaders here …

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