“While the new constitution you are expecting is unlikely to come now, your move to demand the full implementation of the 13th Amendment is right” – this is what US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Sang said in person to the leaders of the Tamil parties who met her in Jaffna on Wednesday.
The meeting took place at the guest house in Kokuvil. Selvam Adhikalanathan, President of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization(TELO), President of Tamil Eelam People’s Liberation Organization (PLOT) Th. Siddharthan, Sri Lankan Federal Party (ITAK) Senior Vice President C. V. K. Shivanjanam were present in this meeting.
The party leaders said that the American ambassador who has arrived in Jaffna after about a year showed interest in knowing the political affairs cantered on the North and She also heard the opinions of the parties regarding the chances of winning the presidential election. She also heard about the usurpation of land in the north and the invasion of Buddhism. She also inquired about the activities of a group led by Buddhist monks at Kurundurmalai.
At the meeting, the US Ambassador asked if there were Buddhists in the North.
She also inquired about the current status of land release and release of political prisoners. In addition, in this meeting, issues including the issue of holding the Provincial Assembly elections and the new Anti-Terrorism Act were also discussed. She also heard about Tamil youth leaving the country in large numbers. It was also reported that She asked in detail about the pros and cons of this.