Tamil National Alliance MP P Ariyanenthiran stated Tamils in Sri Lanka still suffer at the hands of state security forces despite the change in government, adding that the situation was “not yet conducive for diaspora Tamils to return”.
His comments come after the arrest of two Tamils at Colombo airport this week, who were returning from the Middle East to visit their families.
“The President is changed, the government is changed but the security-related intimidations against the Tamils have not changed and continue as it was during the Rajapaksa regime,” said the Batticaloa district MP, according to Colombo Mirror.
“There is no freedom for Tamils in the country,” added MrAriyanenthiran. Commenting on the arrests, he said, “looking at these developments, it is clear the situation is not yet conducive for the Diaspora Tamils to return.”
“I raised this issue in parliament today,” he added. “I told the House clearly that the situation for the Tamils in the country remains the same regardless of who comes to power.”
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