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Dissanayake holds talks with leaders of ethnic minorities, underscores need for ‘national consensus’ on new Constitution

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Dissanayake holds talks with leaders of ethnic minorities, underscores need for ‘national consensus’ on new Constitution

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in discussion with representatives of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-speaking ethnic minority communities in Colombo on August 03, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said his government will work on building a “national consensus” rather than “hastily” drafting a new Constitution.  He made the remarks during a discussion on…

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord

Representatives of Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties with Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and his delegation in Colombo on April 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have sought sustained Indian engagement to ensure the implementation of the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987, signed during the early years of the civil war to…

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Prominent Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks governance structure based on federal model

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Prominent Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks governance structure based on federal model

Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which…

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Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils

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Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils

Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils The recent gathering of Sri Lankan Tamils in Mullaivaikkal, brought back traumatic memories of the devastating May 2009 civil war. Every year since, survivors observe ‘remembrance day’ on May 18, to pay homage to their loved ones killed in the war. Mullivaikkal…

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Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises 

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Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises 

Sri Lanka is far from reconciling the ethnic conflict even after 14 years since the end of the country’s civil war. | Photo Credit: AFP India on Tuesday said the progress made by Sri Lanka, on its commitment to fulfill the Tamils’ aspirations, was “inadequate” and urged the island nation to “work meaningfully” to keep…

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