A three member panel to organize a settlement plan. Appointed at the Tamil parties discussion held in Mannar yesterday

Sunday , 12 May 2013
A three member panel was yesterday appointed to prepare the least settlement draft for the Tamils.

This panel was appointed yesterday at Mannar Archbishop House with the participation of Tamil political parties.

A discussion concerning this amongst the Party representatives, members of Tamil National Alliance and civil society representatives was held on the leadership of Mannar Archbishop Rayappu Joseph at the Archbishop house.

The meeting commenced at 10.30 a.m, and discussed concerning the registration of Tamil National Alliance. It continued until 11.30 a.m but an ultimate decision was not taken.

Later the Tamil National Alliance, Tamil National People Front and Civil society representatives jointly were engaged in a discussion.

At this discussion a proposal to create a Tamil National panel was proposed. Tamil National People Front at the discussion said, to find a settlement to the Tamil crisis, a settlement plan on the basis of federal based settlement is necessary.

Most of those participated at the discussion supported. Subsequently, it was decided to prepare the least settlement draft within two weeks, and towards this, Tamil National Alliance parliament member M.A.Sumenthiran, Tamil National People Front Leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and Law Lecture Kumara Vadivel Gurubran  was appointed, and the final decision was taken.

  

It was further decided to meet for a discussion at Vavuniya on the forthcoming June month 8th.

The meeting was attended by Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sambanthan, Tamil National Alliance parliament members, party leaders of the associate parties from the Alliance and civil society representatives.