RW to take decision on 13A at all party conference: Jeevan Thondaman

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened an all-party conference next week (26) where he is set to take a decision on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Minister Jeevan Thondaman said.

He told reporters after his return from India that a delegation headed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed matters concerning the upcountry Tamil community including the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and that discussions ended on a positive note.

"I was a part of the delegation to India headed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During the bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implementation of the 13th Amendment, MoUs on energy and economic development, and development of the Indian-origin Tamil community in Sri Lanka were discussed," he said.

He said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to grant Rs. 3000 million for the betterment of the Indian-orgin Tamil community in Sri Lanka and added that steps would be taken to utilize these funds for the upliftment of education and the health sector for the upcountry Tamils.

The Minister also said work on the proposed university in the Nuwara Eliya district would be expedited with the Indian funds. (Ajith Siriwardana)

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Ranjan Saturday, 22 July 2023 02:10 PM

This fellow knows nothing about Srilankan politics

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He knows plenty enough to win an acutal MP seat on vote to himself Saturday, 22 July 2023 05:28 PM

He knows enough about upcountry Tamil politics and caste racism of Jaffna Tamils against upcountry Tamils.

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sss Saturday, 22 July 2023 05:41 PM

He does more than fake patriots Rajapakshas. Ranil's position is well known. Had he won 2005 presidential election he would have gladly given LTTE the autonomy. Rajapakshas defeated LTTE by scarifying lives of mainly rural poor youth and then they forgot about them and became Colombians. Mismanagement and corruption became rule and now after bankrupting the economy the division of the country is back on the table. Once 13A implemented, NE will skyrocket to development because NE people are hardworking and less corrupt and have strong diaspora support. This will lead to natural partition from the South where the people are corrupt and lazy. 13A is the beginning of the end for SL unitary status. After bankrupting the country, the Colombians where Ranil is a staunch member is going to do anything the outside powers demand to save their back and also to get loans

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Lokka Saturday, 22 July 2023 07:03 PM

Which fellow?

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Sunil Saturday, 22 July 2023 04:39 PM

A senior Indian diplomat who was once Deputy High Commissioner in Kandy told me that Thondamans keep the Tamils in the plantations poor so that they can rule them and have a career in politics.It is the people who have to judge whether this is correct

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Only upcountry Tamils deserve betterment throught 13A Saturday, 22 July 2023 05:27 PM

The Tamils and North and East in the past supported for separate state. Ponnambalam Ramanathan a Tamil of that group who was instrumental to have their Sri Lankan citizenship striped, and fought to prevent upcountry Tamil getting citizenship all the time he was alive. Tamils of Indian origins, and the Indian Tamils have never shown the wicked, terrorist, separatist activity and contribute massively to Sri Lankan economy especially in Tea and Rubber estates. They deserve anything to uplift from the caste racism that Ponnambalam and Jaffna Tamils wanted them to be entrapped in.

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Better to have better tax on the profits of Estate owners to fund for upcountry Tamils Sunday, 23 July 2023 08:37 PM

Government will be able to get a lot more than 3000 million in a few years if they put additional tax on the profits of Estate owners. The money from that can be used for upcountry Tamils. It is on the backs of the upcountry Tamils the Estate owners are getting rich.

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How much will go to the families and how much end up in officials pockets Saturday, 22 July 2023 06:03 PM

Jeevan Thondaman mentioned about the funding going to provided by India for the upcountry Tamils. I wonder how much of the funds will actually assist for the poor families, and how much of that ends up with various officials or those associated with the MP instead of going to the needy.

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Joker Saturday, 22 July 2023 06:44 PM

All party conference will never materialise. Tamils will be taken on a joy ride by the crude jackal.

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VJ Saturday, 22 July 2023 06:58 PM

Nuwara Eliya would be an ideal location for a university for all Sri Lankans and even foreign students.

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No way a Nuwara Eliya university is better for all Sri Lankans compared another new one closer to Colombo Sunday, 23 July 2023 07:38 PM

Why is Nurawa Eliya an ideal location for university for all Sri Lankans? It is far away from major population who live on the west coast. Another University nearer to Colombo would be better for more Sri Lankans. The Nuwara Eliya will only be close to people living in nearer Districts when it comes to bus travel to there. What fool foreign student would want to go to a university in less populated area. Even in Sri Lanka universities in less populated areas need less entrance marks, and overseas universities outside of major metropolitan areas are looked down. And overseas even in the same subject in differently measured, and in a few minutes anyone overseas would see a Nuwara Eliya university is a Timbuktu university - a low entry, low capable student university. In other words it is like the difference between big school in metro area,another Game Iskole.

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Amaran Sunday, 23 July 2023 01:10 AM

If arrogance by majority people is not practised, then we don't need ANY AGREEMENT. WE (Sinhalese and Tamils) can live in harmony. Very small country, but TOO MANY PROBLEMS CREATED BY POLITICOS fir vote gain

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Sri Lankan Sunday, 23 July 2023 04:26 AM

Good move.

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Then India donated 3000 rupees per upcountry Tamil Sunday, 23 July 2023 08:30 AM

3000 Million rupees is not much for Education and Health. With there being about 1 million upcountry Tamils, that's only about 3000 rupee per person. India allowed for upcountry Tamil's to resume their Sri Lankan citizenship, and if upcountry Tamil's had never been stripped of it, then maybe 13A would never have happened even.

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Dictatorship has destroyed the country Sunday, 23 July 2023 12:01 PM

Develution of power will be good for the country and people and stop rulers playing as they do now both in living room and the kitchen, hanging on to windows. Economic growth with 13, not the plus ver. wich used to be the Mahinda diplomacy of theorist that cannot be implemented. Use it as a tool for the new constitution without wasting time and only using time as a tool.

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Patriot Sunday, 23 July 2023 11:50 PM

Jeevan Pundaman must understand the current political situation of Sri Lanka where Ranil holding leadership without the mandate of the PEOPLE has no power to adjust or launch any constitutional matters on his own, as he has no authority to do that, the country is still under patriotic Rajapaksas who were voted by the very people with almost two-third majority, Ranil is figurehead working under US COMMAND that instigated violence against Rajapaksas to oust from the Presidency illegally.

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Patriot Monday, 24 July 2023 12:10 AM

13A is an amendment agreed upon with past leaders of Sri Lanka to sign with ERRONEOUS clauses that are, right now, to be nullified to protect the United Sri Lanka concept. They are no more valid to talk about. Sri Lanka unfortunately has some multi-language issues and anyway, no more any ETHNIC issues prevailing here, this must be understood by every Fellow CITIZEN of Sri Lanka.

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Sambo Monday, 24 July 2023 07:17 AM

RW cannot make decisions on his own. This is just to impress India that he is doing something.

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