Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leaders will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa tomorrow to discuss the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and other issues related to a political solution to the national question.
The meeting follows an invitation from the Presidential Secretariat to the TNA and will take place a day before the President flies to New Delhi where he is expected to explain measures his government is taking to address the grievances of the Tamil people.
TNA MP Mavai Senathiraja told the Sunday Times that apart from the 13th Amendment, the five-member TNA delegation headed by Parliamentary Group leader R. Sampanthan would also discuss resettlement and related issues with the President.
He said the TNA delegation would also urge the President to grant a general pardon to all political prisoners who were being held for prolonged periods without trial.
Mr. Senathiraja said the TNA members would meet today in Colombo to discuss matters to be taken up with the President.
The TNA’s meeting with the President also comes amidst reports that elections to the Northern Provincial Council will be held before August.
The government last week reactivated the Assistant Elections Commissioner’s office in Kilinochchi in a move apparently connected with the PC elections.
The Sunday Times learns that the President would explain to Indian leaders the government’s plans to hold the PC elections in the north. |
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