he bitterly-fought conflict, which began in 1983, came to an end on May 18, 2009, with Sri Lanka's military killing the supremo of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Velupillai Prabakaran
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Trudeau s statements, asserting that they contained outrageous claims of genocide relating to past conflicts in the country.
An Indian effort in 1987, which created the system of a joint provincial council for the Tamil-dominated North and East, faltered as the minority community claimed it fell short of full autonomy.Wickremesinghe, who took over as the president last year amidst the unprecedented economic crisis and political turmoil, earlier, underlined the need to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to grant political autonomy to the minority Tamils in the country.The 13A provides for the devolution of power to the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.