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Colombo: India has once again emphasizes for the devolution of power to the provinces under the 13th Amendment (13A) of the Sri Lankan Constitution and the system of provincial councils as a meaningful step towards better representation of the island s Tamil minority.
During a meeting with Eastern Province s former chief minister Sivanesaturai Chandrakanthan and former lawmaker Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, India s Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation and implementation of the 13th Amendment. Deputy HC Vinod K Jacob held separate meetings with delegations led by Hon ble MP S Chandrakanthan (Pillayan) & Mr V Muralitharan (Karuna Amman). Development coop in the East & full implementation of 13th amendment & Provincial Councils were discussed in these meetings, the Indian High Commission in Colombo tweeted on Tuesday.
The 13th Amendment provides for devolution of power to the Tamil community.
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COLOMBO: India has once again pressed for the devolution of power to the provinces under the 13th Amendment (13A) of the Sri Lankan Constitution and the system of provincial councils as a meaningful step towards better representation of the island s Tamil minority.
During a meeting with Eastern Province s former chief minister Sivanesaturai Chandrakanthan and former lawmaker Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, India s Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation and implementation of the 13th Amendment. Deputy HC Vinod K Jacob held separate meetings with delegations led by Hon ble MP S Chandrakanthan (Pillayan) & Mr V Muralitharan (Karuna Amman).