Fri, Nov 29, 2013,
Nov 29, Colombo: The major Tamil political party in Sri Lanka, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says the government has not yet presented a political solution to the national problem as recommended by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).TNA Leader, parliamentarian R. Sampanthan said that although the LLRC had recommended that the government present a political solution to the national question, such a solution was not presented by the government despite holding several rounds of talks with the TNA.
Explaining that the government and his party had held several rounds of discussions on finding a political solution in 2011, the TNA Leader said that both parties had agreed to a solution based on a united, undivided country.
However, Sampanthan noted that the government had not responded to the proposals presented by the TNA based on this principal and had even avoided participating in several discussions on finding a political solution in 2012.
According to the TNA Leader, the government following pressure from some of its allies has set up a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) claiming to find a political solution to the national problem, with the real intention of delaying the process of finding a permanent solution.
