R. Sampanthan
Leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, says the Tamils in the country are still not treated as equal citizens and have lost their dignity and self respect. In an interview with The Sunday Leader, R. Sampanthan also spoke on Sinhalese settlement in the North and East, as well as local and international efforts towards assuring accountability for alleged war crimes.By Maryam Azwer
Excerpts from the interview:
Q: Would you agree that the Tamil people have been mistreated and are continuing to lack – across the board – fundamental freedoms and dignity, etc?
A: Very unfortunately that is the truth. The Tamil people have not been treated as equal citizens for a very long time. They have suffered loss of their dignity and self respect. They have felt insecure. They have been deprived of access to powers of governance in keeping with their democratic wishes.
As consistently expressed by them for over a period of 50 years, the consequence of all of which is that the Tamil people of this country have been stamped with inferiority and do not feel that they are equal citizens. The Tamil people have consistently demonstrated that they will not accept this status of inequality and that they are resilient enough to come out of this tragic situation.Read More »
A: Very unfortunately that is the truth. The Tamil people have not been treated as equal citizens for a very long time. They have suffered loss of their dignity and self respect. They have felt insecure. They have been deprived of access to powers of governance in keeping with their democratic wishes.
As consistently expressed by them for over a period of 50 years, the consequence of all of which is that the Tamil people of this country have been stamped with inferiority and do not feel that they are equal citizens. The Tamil people have consistently demonstrated that they will not accept this status of inequality and that they are resilient enough to come out of this tragic situation.Read More »
