Writing in The Island (27 Oct 2017) , Dayan Jayatilleka, former Sri Lanka ambassadress to Geneva and a ardent supporter of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa argues that former president Chandrika Kumaratunga is the person behind “toxic, corrosive and highly inflammable” proposed non- unitary new constitution draft” . He writes thus: [Today] We have the Sirimavo Bandaranaike-Felix Dias Bandaranaike-Colvin […]
Federalism
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Tamils seek federalism, not Sri Lanka’s division: Wigneswaran
(PTI) The Tamils want their distinct identity recognised by the majority Sinhalese, the Northern Province CM says. Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has said the Tamil minority community’s demand for a federal solution to meet their political aspirations was not aimed at dividing the country. “You [the South] think we [Tamils] are […]
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Autonomy to North east under Federalism is our demand -Mavai Senathirajah,TNA MP
Q. How do you analyse the current political situation of the North? Our people are worried today because both the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), as the two main parties, talk about a political solution within a unitary State. We, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), received a mandate from […]
