Sunday, May 06, 2012

13 Plus Could It Be The Best Solution?

By Victor Ivan

J. R. Jayawardene and Rajiv Gandhi signing the Indo Lanka Peace Accord, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Manmohan Singh

Implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with its attendant powers is held to be the best solution for the ethnic problem of Sri Lanka, particularly by India, Western powers, Tamil leaders as well as various critics who are interested in the devolution of power as a measure of a political solution. However, with the ethnic problem being only one aspect of the minority issues, any solution proposed for this problem should be one that will preserve the respect of all ethnic groups falling within the classification of minorities. The solution, apart from solving their problems should be capable of raising the confidence and trust of all minority groups. It is also important that the proposed solution will raise the confidence and sense of respect of the majority Sinhalese as well.Read More »