Indian DHC emphasizes need to implement 13th Amendment in talks with Pillayan and Karuna
COLOMBO – Vinod K. Jacob, Deputy High Commissioner of India to Colombo, in separate meetings with delegations from the Eastern Province led by Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (alias Pillayan) MP, and Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan (alias Karuna Amman) on Tuesday (2), reiterated the Government of India’s commitment to long term development partnership with Sri Lanka and the need to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
Reiterating the position of the Government of India, Jacob also said “meaningful devolution through full implementation of 13th amendment” was the forward for achieving the aspirations of the Tamil people.
The 13th.Amendnent of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which created elected Provincial Council with a modicum of autonomy, is an offshoot of the India-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987
The Indian High Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the deputy high commissioner had also discussed the full implementation of the 13th Amendment as well as Provincial Councils with Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan.
With Muralitharan, it said, Jacob had discussed the prospects for future development cooperation especially in the areas of livelihood opportunities for war widows, handicapped persons as well as engagement in the education sector including scholarships.
-ENCL