A bi-partisan resolution mooted by the US Congress calling for a referendum for Eelam Tamils to be “democratically and equitably represented” as well as a “lasting peaceful political solution” is picking up momentum, Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam told the Tamil Guardian as he met with politicians in Washington D C this week..
President Biden appeared to confuse a woman in the crowd with Democrat Rep. Deborah Ross, who he then acknowledged was not present at the event where he was speaking.
The confusion over Ross was reminiscent of Joe Biden s mistake from 2022, when he inquired about the whereabouts of the late Representative Jackie Walorski.