Political Solution

(2018-08-31) Tamil leaders bogged down in new controversy: Development vs. political solution Does Wigneswaran want the northern people to live without land, water, roads, and housing? NPC had been over-politicized. Wigneswaran requested 16 Parliamentarians of the TNA not to participate in the Task Force.  Argues that political solution to the ethnic problem more important than […]

Whatever his political ideologies are, 83-year-old Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, the leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), and Leader of the parliamentary Opposition, is one of Sri Lanka’s politicians who has the distinction of living a simple and austere life. Not for him are the luxury Government bungalows, hand crafted teak furniture or wooden flooring, wall […]

by R. Sampanthan. I extend my greetings and best wishes for the New Year to all the citizens of Sri Lanka. 2017 will be a crucial year in the history of our country. Our expectation, is that we should find a permanent and lasting solution to the national question. The new Constitution in the New […]

Q: According to Thamilini’s book, did she believe in an armed struggle to win the Tamil cause? A: No; in this book she very clearly says that an armed struggle is more difficult than a peaceful struggle. She says that she aspired to continue in peace building, helping the poor Tamils to improve their living […]

In a recent article, Ram Manikkalingam – a member of the Sri Lankan President’s Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) – argues that Sri Lanka must not prioritize accountability for mass atrocity crimes until a new constitution addressing Tamil autonomy is formulated, and that international human rights advocates must stop giving precedence to war […]

  Prioritising the punishment of war criminals in Sri Lanka over other measures to achieve reconciliation risks re-empowering the extremists and undermining the government’s genuine reform efforts. Last week the national anthem was sung in Tamil for the first time at the official celebration of Sri Lanka’s independence day. Six years ago the government’s own […]

As the Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Tamil National Alliance, R. Sampanthan holds a unique position to contribute towards reshaping Sri Lankan’s political culture and constitutional parameters within which the government should operate. Sampanthan, a leader of coalition of minority parities, is the second such leader to be elected as the Opposition […]

R. Sampanthan, (MP,TNA) There was a reference by my Friend, the Hon. Anura Dissanayake, the leader of the JVP, to international involvement in the issues in Sri Lanka. He made an appeal to the TNA in particular, that we should not rush to India; we should not rush to the international community and solicit their […]