DMK leader ‘shocked’ by Sri Lankan President’s views
DMK leader M K Stalin expressed shock at Sri Lankan President’s response to demands for devolution of political powers to the island nation’s Tamil minority in his recent media interviews and promise to instead focus on the development of areas inhabited by them.
“Rajapaksa had said that giving political powers to Tamils is not his priority. He further stated that the majority Sinhalese are against the devolution of political powers for Tamils. The Sri Lankan president’s statement has come as a shock for me,” Stalin said in a statement.
The Dravidian leader added Rajapaksa’s statement proves “his heart and mind are not considering democracy”.
“When getting a clear mandate in Sri Lankan presidential elections, Gotabaya announced that he would act as a president for all the citizens. However, after meeting our Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he says he could not give political powers to the northern and eastern province. We are worried about the statement of Rajapaksa,” Stalin said.
Stalin said the prime minister should intervene to ensure “rights” and “dignity” for Sri Lankan Tamils.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised the issue of the 13th amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution with Rajapaksa during his just-concluded visit and hoped that Lanka will pursue the process of reconciliation to fulfil the aspirations of the Tamils for equality, justice, peace, and respect.
Rajapaksa had also assured India that his government had an “inclusive viewpoint” on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils’ rights and development.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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And we are shocked that you are still continuing to live as a ‘frog in the well’ after the terrorist LTTE Sun Goat and his ‘army’ was liquidated lock stock barrel in the muddy Nantikadal lagoon! True, the Sun Goat demanded a Tamil Separate state to be carved out of our Sri Lanka, but we Sri Lankans rejected it 200% and then as the LTTE terrorism got to be too sadistic and horrific for us to cope with, we asked our security forces to do a good “suddha kerilla” and the rest is history! Tamil Nadu means ‘Tamil Nation’ which admittedly is an entity with 1000’s of years’ of identity and therefore I think we all know the simple answer to this so called complex problem right?
Agree completely Dorine!