MDMK manifesto proposes to lift the ban on LTTE in India

22 March 2014 09:35 am Views - 3833

India’s MDMK party, led by Vaiko has promised in its manifesto released on Saturday that it would lift the ban on LTTE in India and would work for holding of a referendum on creation of Eelam in Sri Lanka for Lankan Tamils, if it takes part in government formation after the Lok Sabha polls.

The party said it would work for holding of a referendum on creation of Eelam in Sri Lanka for Lankan Tamils. According to MDMK, the referendum should be held in places where Lankan Tamils live, PTI reported.
 
The MDMK also promised to work to force India to take severe action against Sri Lanka if it continues to attack Indian fishermen and also retrieve Katchatheevu - an islet in Palk Strait - from Sri Lanka.

The Party in its manifesto also said it would rename the country as the United States of India.
 
According to the MDMK, the Indian Constitution when it was formed promised a federal governance structure.

In order to strengthen the country's unity, the Indian Constitution should be revisited and the country be renamed as United States of India, and the party said it would strive for that.