(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has expressed their dissatisfaction on the slow progress of Sri Lanka’s constitution-making process, during the meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Tamil National Alliance delegation led by Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan met Prime Minister Modi at the Colombo airport before he left for home after wrapping up his two-day Sri Lanka visit on Friday (12).
In the meeting, TNA leaders discussed issues of mutual interest to India and Sri Lanka, the party sources said.
According to TNA sources, Prime Minister Modi commended the Tamil party for its role in the current political context in the island nation when constitutional reform process is being envisaged.
The Northern hardline Tamil Chief Minister who represents the TNA was not a part of the delegation.
Party sources said C. V. Wigneswaran who also represents TNA had not been invited to take part. The Northern Chief Minister was present at President Maithripala Sirisena’s dinner hosted in Modi’s honour.
The hardline Tamils find fault in the TNA leadership s conciliatory stance vis-a-vis the Government on key issues facing Tamils.
During the visit, Prime Minister Modi addressed thousands of Tamils at a rally in Dickoya town in the tea growing Central Province of Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Modi said Sinhala and Tamil communities in Sri Lanka should strengthen unity and harmony as he assured India’s full support to the steps taken by Colombo to improve the living conditions of minority Tamils in the country.
