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A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils
6 months 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 …

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Tamil National Alliance ‘categorically rejects’ Sri Lankan President’s offer of 13th Amendment minus police powers
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil National Alliance ‘categorically rejects’ Sri Lankan President’s offer of 13th Amendment minus police powers

The Hindu  

The Tamil National Alliance on Tuesday “categorically rejected” Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s offer to implement the 13th Amendment sans police powers, terming his proposal for development and power devolution “another hollow promise”. ‘No police powers’ A small section in the 16-page dossier that dealt with devolution said that the 13th Amendment would be implemented “with the exception of police …

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No agreement in devolution talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Tamil National Alliance
1 year, 7 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 …

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As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment
1 year, 11 months ago

As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan government will “fully implement” the 13th Amendment, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday, making a familiar promise to the Tamils on the nearly 40-year-old legislation guaranteeing a measure of power devolution to the island’s provinces. His remarks come even as his government is engaged in talks with the Tamil political leadership to find a durable political solution …

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An Alliance fraught with challenges - The Hindu
2 years 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 …

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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Unresolved national question impaired Sri Lanka’s economic progress: Sampanthan
2 years, 6 months ago

Unresolved national question impaired Sri Lanka’s economic progress: Sampanthan

The Hindu  

Addressing Sri Lanka’s Tamil national question is imperative for the island nation’s recovery from the crushing economic crisis it is facing, veteran Tamil leader R. Sampanthan said, contending that the unresolved issue had proved a major impediment for the country’s economic progress since Independence. While corruption, misgovernance, and skewed priorities have led to Sri Lanka’s current economic collapse, years of …

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Tamil Nadu sends the first consignment of food, medicine, and other relief aid to Sri Lanka
2 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu sends the first consignment of food, medicine, and other relief aid to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

When Tan Binh 99, the Panama-registered general cargo vessel left Chennai at 8.28 a.m. on May 19 with 9,000 tons of rice, 200 tons of milk powder, and 24 tons of essential medicines, it marked a first of sorts: A province in a developing country extending its assistance to another country. “Many more would have crossed over but for the …

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Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

India will set up hybrid power projects in three Islands off Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year. In January 2021, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet decided to award renewable energy projects in Nainativu, Delft or Neduntheevu, and Analaitivu islands to Chinese company Sinosoar-Etechwin, following an Asia Development Bank-backed competitive bid. India will also help develop fisheries harbours …

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Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund

The Hindu  

COLOMBO The Sri Lankan governmentwill set up a ‘North-East Development Fund’ to increase investments in the war-affected areas, while probing cases of enforced disappearances and land grabs that remain chief concerns of the Tamil people 13 years after the war ended. The President meanwhile agreed to focus on four key areas, including possibly releasing long-term detainees under the country’s draconian …

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All at sea: India-Sri Lanka relations turn increasingly fragile
3 years ago

All at sea: India-Sri Lanka relations turn increasingly fragile

The Hindu  

Two long-standing issues have added a new dimension to the complicated and fraught India-Sri Lanka relations. The issues are: Indian fishermen regularly crossing over to Sri Lankan waters and adopting bottom trawling method of fishing, which Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen claim ruin their livelihood; and the presence of Sri Lankan refugees in India. They are also arranging legal representation.” He …

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Sea rally in Sri Lanka demands implementation of laws against bottom trawling
3 years, 2 months ago

Sea rally in Sri Lanka demands implementation of laws against bottom trawling

The Hindu  

Dozens of northern fishermen on Sunday set out on boats from the coast of the eastern Mullaitivu district to Point Pedro in Jaffna in the north, demanding that Sri Lankan authorities implement laws banning the destructive bottom trawling method of fishing. On October 13 the Sri Lankan Navy, arrested 23 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing vessels on charges of …

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India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka
3 years, 6 months ago

India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held two interesting meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the importance that New Delhi places on issues such as negotiated devolution of powers for Sri Lankan Tamils and their aspirations for equality, justice, and peace. The citizenship of Sri Lankan refugees in the state, a permanent solution to the fishermen's issue, …

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Sri Lanka Bans Tamil Remembrance of War Dead After Court Petitions by Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led Govt
4 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka Bans Tamil Remembrance of War Dead After Court Petitions by Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led Govt

News 18  

Commemorations for Tamil Tiger rebels killed in Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war were banned on Friday after court petitions by the government of strongman President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka’s 37-year conflict began in 1972 when Tamil Tigers waged a bloody war against government troops in a campaign for a separate homeland for their ethnic minority group. His government petitioned courts …

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TNA points to devolution promise in poll manifesto
4 years, 5 months ago

TNA points to devolution promise in poll manifesto

The Hindu  

Campaigning for Sri Lanka’s August 5 general elections, the country’s main Tamil party has foregrounded the promise Colombo made to New Delhi on power devolution, the need for greater connectivity to India from the northern Palaly airport, and the need to expedite the return of Sri Lankan refugees living in India. Releasing its poll manifesto in Jaffna on Saturday, the …

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Poll nears, campaigners play up India rhetoric in Sri Lanka
4 years, 5 months ago

Poll nears, campaigners play up India rhetoric in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

With the campaign for Sri Lanka’s August general election heating up, India and its role in resolving the lingering national question have begun figuring prominently in the election discourse, especially in the Tamil-majority north and east. Addressing a recent public meeting, the Tamil National Alliance’s former parliamentarian S. Shritharan said: “India is watching us closely, pointing to inadequacies in our …

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TNA cautions Gotabaya against ‘majoritarianism’
5 years ago

TNA cautions Gotabaya against ‘majoritarianism’

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party on Tuesday urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa not to “regress into naked majoritarianism”, that in the past gave rise to a conflict, resulting in armed hostilities spanning over three decades. Referring to the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948, “a rank majoritarian act” that denied Indian origin Tamils citizenship, the Sinhala only Act of 1956, and the …

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Sri Lanka presidential election: TNA endorses Sajith Premadasa
5 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka presidential election: TNA endorses Sajith Premadasa

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance, on Thursday officially endorsed presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa, ahead of the November 16 poll. Sajith Premadasa of the United National Party-led New Democratic Alliance, Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna -led National People’s Party and former army general Mahesh Senanayake are …

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Sri Lankan Tamils are disappointed as the government gave hope and then failed to deliver: Jaffna MP Sumanthiran
5 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lankan Tamils are disappointed as the government gave hope and then failed to deliver: Jaffna MP Sumanthiran

The Hindu  

In Sri Lanka’s presidential poll in 2015, the Tamil National Alliance, representing Tamils of the north and east, led its constituency in a crucial protest vote against then President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He has even gone to Jaffna — he was the first Prime Minister of India to ever visit Jaffna — and has assured us that India’s policy towards Sri …

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Distress and divide
5 years, 6 months ago

Distress and divide

The Hindu  

IN EARLY JUNE, A LOCAL SCHOOL IN Colombo gave its students a two-page list of frequently asked questions on the April 21 suicide bombings so that they could comprehend the issues involved in simple and straightforward language. The strongly worded statement bluntly began by saying that “communal violence targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka has regional and global security implications”. In …

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