‘US Resolution timely’
By Jatila Karavita
TNA Jaffna district MP Suresh Premachandran said that if the government does not implement the proposals mooted in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report it will have to face the consequences that will arise on account of the non-implementation of the proposals. He also said that the government should take note of the contents of the US sponsored Resolution adopted at the 19th sessions of the UNHRC held in Geneva last month, and added that disregarding the Resolution will also impact negatively on the government. Premachandran also charged that nationalist hardliners such as Wimal
Weerawansa, Champika Ranawaka and Douglas Devananda are continuing to place obstacles in the way of talks between his party and the government.
Plethora of issues
Responding to what his views are on the Resolution adopted in Geneva, he said, “The TNA foresaw such a situation arising as no positive steps were being taken to resolve the plethora of issues with regard to the North and the East since the end of hostilities between the LTTE and the government troops.” Premachandran went on to say that this (the US resolution) is in effect the government’s baby and the TNA was not responsible for its adoption by the UNHRC. “The government, by its own inaction and lethargy since the end of the war, invited the wrath of the western powers led by the US, and now it has to face the consequences,” he averred.
MP Premachandran is also of the view that his party (the TNA) cannot be held accountable and that they are content that the Resolution has put pressure on the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration to look into the issues that plague the Tamil people in the North-East which translates into finding a speedy solution to the national issue. “In that sense the US government has brought about a timely Resolution which was accepted by a majority vote and for which the TNA is grateful. We also express our gratitude to all the nations that voted to adopt it at the UNHRC in Geneva,” he said. Full Story>>>
TNA Jaffna district MP Suresh Premachandran said that if the government does not implement the proposals mooted in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report it will have to face the consequences that will arise on account of the non-implementation of the proposals. He also said that the government should take note of the contents of the US sponsored Resolution adopted at the 19th sessions of the UNHRC held in Geneva last month, and added that disregarding the Resolution will also impact negatively on the government. Premachandran also charged that nationalist hardliners such as Wimal
Weerawansa, Champika Ranawaka and Douglas Devananda are continuing to place obstacles in the way of talks between his party and the government. Plethora of issues
Responding to what his views are on the Resolution adopted in Geneva, he said, “The TNA foresaw such a situation arising as no positive steps were being taken to resolve the plethora of issues with regard to the North and the East since the end of hostilities between the LTTE and the government troops.” Premachandran went on to say that this (the US resolution) is in effect the government’s baby and the TNA was not responsible for its adoption by the UNHRC. “The government, by its own inaction and lethargy since the end of the war, invited the wrath of the western powers led by the US, and now it has to face the consequences,” he averred.
MP Premachandran is also of the view that his party (the TNA) cannot be held accountable and that they are content that the Resolution has put pressure on the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration to look into the issues that plague the Tamil people in the North-East which translates into finding a speedy solution to the national issue. “In that sense the US government has brought about a timely Resolution which was accepted by a majority vote and for which the TNA is grateful. We also express our gratitude to all the nations that voted to adopt it at the UNHRC in Geneva,” he said. Full Story>>>
