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Opinion | Dissanayake's NPP Win: A Turning Point In India-Sri Lanka Ties?
The NPP received overwhelming support from ethnic minorities, even in Tamil-majority areas in the north and east, where its candidates outperformed traditional Tamil nationalist parties.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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Lanka's Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community
Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate from the minority community in the presidential election to present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader said.
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S Jaishankar's Appeal For Sri Lanka's Reconciliation With Indian-Origin Tamils
Reaffirming India's support for the stability of Sri Lanka both politically and economically, S Jaishankar said full implementation of the 13th amendment in the island country is critical for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community
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"Will Never Accept 'Half-Baked' Solution For Tamils": Sri Lanka's Main Tamil Party
On Friday, President Rajapaksa had sought cooperation from the minority Tamil community leaders to "rebuild the country" in his first interaction with them since assuming office over two years ago.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
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India Commits To Protecting Sri Lankan Tamils Through 13th Amendment
India on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to protect the rights of Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community through full implementation of the 13th Amendment, early convening of Provincial Council elections and achieving reconciliation.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka President At Buddhist Shrine
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he was sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.
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Tamil Prisoners May Be Released To Tilt Scales In Favour Of Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Appoints First Tamil Navy Chief After Four Decades
Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah was today appointed as the chief of Sri Lanka's naval forces, making him the first from the minority Tamil community to head the Navy since the brutal civil war erupted in the country 45 years ago.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Unofficial Ban On Tamil National Anthem On Independence Day
Lifting an unofficial ban, Sri Lanka's national anthem was on Thursday sung in Tamil at a ceremony in Colombo to mark the country's Independence Day, in an effort to achieve reconciliation with the ethnic minority community.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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After Three Decades, Tamil Lawmaker Named Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader
Sri Lanka's parliament today named an ethnic minority Tamil politician as the main opposition leader for the first time in 32 years, a sign of growing reconciliation in the nation following the end of a bloody civil war.
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Sri Lanka President Wishes for Ethnic Unity on Sri Lankan New Year
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena today wished for unity between the country's Sinhala majority and its Tamil minority on the occasion of Sinhalese New Year, which is celebrated by both communities.
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PM Narendra Modi Visits Jaffna in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived this afternoon in Jaffna, the first Indian PM to set foot in this war ravaged town in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Northern Province, a day after he urged the country's new leaders to give greater autonomy to its Tamil minority.
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Opinion | Dissanayake's NPP Win: A Turning Point In India-Sri Lanka Ties?
The NPP received overwhelming support from ethnic minorities, even in Tamil-majority areas in the north and east, where its candidates outperformed traditional Tamil nationalist parties.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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Lanka's Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community
Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate from the minority community in the presidential election to present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader said.
-
S Jaishankar's Appeal For Sri Lanka's Reconciliation With Indian-Origin Tamils
Reaffirming India's support for the stability of Sri Lanka both politically and economically, S Jaishankar said full implementation of the 13th amendment in the island country is critical for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community
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"Will Never Accept 'Half-Baked' Solution For Tamils": Sri Lanka's Main Tamil Party
On Friday, President Rajapaksa had sought cooperation from the minority Tamil community leaders to "rebuild the country" in his first interaction with them since assuming office over two years ago.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
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India Commits To Protecting Sri Lankan Tamils Through 13th Amendment
India on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to protect the rights of Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community through full implementation of the 13th Amendment, early convening of Provincial Council elections and achieving reconciliation.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka President At Buddhist Shrine
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he was sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.
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Tamil Prisoners May Be Released To Tilt Scales In Favour Of Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Appoints First Tamil Navy Chief After Four Decades
Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah was today appointed as the chief of Sri Lanka's naval forces, making him the first from the minority Tamil community to head the Navy since the brutal civil war erupted in the country 45 years ago.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Unofficial Ban On Tamil National Anthem On Independence Day
Lifting an unofficial ban, Sri Lanka's national anthem was on Thursday sung in Tamil at a ceremony in Colombo to mark the country's Independence Day, in an effort to achieve reconciliation with the ethnic minority community.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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After Three Decades, Tamil Lawmaker Named Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader
Sri Lanka's parliament today named an ethnic minority Tamil politician as the main opposition leader for the first time in 32 years, a sign of growing reconciliation in the nation following the end of a bloody civil war.
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Sri Lanka President Wishes for Ethnic Unity on Sri Lankan New Year
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena today wished for unity between the country's Sinhala majority and its Tamil minority on the occasion of Sinhalese New Year, which is celebrated by both communities.
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PM Narendra Modi Visits Jaffna in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived this afternoon in Jaffna, the first Indian PM to set foot in this war ravaged town in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Northern Province, a day after he urged the country's new leaders to give greater autonomy to its Tamil minority.
