TPA wants not political support but social progress assistance from Modi to Hill Country Tamils 

COLOMBO: Tamil Progressive  Alliance (TPA) changed the usual practice of demanding political support from the Indian government by the way requesting GoI to speak to GoSL on their behalf.

TPA Leader Mano Ganesan MP in a tweet has said that his party delegation submitted the requests to High commissioner of India in SriLanka Gopal Baglay earlier this year, specifying,  a Teacher training College for Science, Technology, English and Maths subjects, a Nurse Training College for Hill Country women and a University College.

Ganesan expressed hope that, during the upcoming visit of President Ranil Wickremasinghe to New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will favorably consider these social progress requests of us.

Ganesan added:

“We have decided to keep our demands to India to social progress assistances only.

“Moreover, India has its own shared obligations and moral responsibilities towards the Indian Origin Malaiyaga Tamils in SriLanka. Such derive from the infamous 1964 Sirima-Shastri repatriation Pact.

“This agreement has weakened our community. It can be redone now only by social progress assistance on affirmative principles.

“Our people are the most underprivileged, marginalized and vulnerable segment in the country.

“We seek full citizenry privileges within SriLanka. We wish India will address this issue from the very sprit of the 1964 pact.

“President Wickremasinghe has assured that he will nominate a presidential committee to talk to political party representatives of the recent Indian origin HillCountry Tamil community.

“We have such discussions with Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa too. Hence, our discussions on our national political aspirations will be conducted within SriLanka.