“We'd even implement 13 plus” – Rajapaksa has told Manmohan Singh say TN MPs
SATURDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2013
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stressed that there would be no compromise on government of Sri Lanka’s promise to implement the 13th Amendment of the Constitution.
Indian Premier has given this undertaking to a delegation of Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu in Parliament House yesterday (22nd).
Singh has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had assured him that his country “would even implement “13 plus” (more than what was there in the amendment) for the welfare of Tamils.”
The Tamil Nadu delegation urged Dr. Singh to ensure that India voted keeping Sri Lankan Tamils’ interests in mind when political resolutions are taken up at United Nations meetings. They said New Delhi must vote against the Rajapaksa government when a resolution is taken up at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva next month regarding Colombo’s alleged human rights violations against Tamils.
Among the delegation that had discussion with Indian PM were E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, N.S.V. Chithan, Manicka Tagore, P. Viswanathan, M. Krishnaswamy and S.S. Ramasubbu.
