Leaders of the Indian government's main party, the BJP, urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure devolution of powers and equal rights to Tamils occurred without delay, reports the Times of India.
A delegation of BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu met with Sri Lankan government officials during a visit to Colombo on Thursday.
"The issue of giving equal rights to Tamils was discussed with Sri Lankan minister for health Rajitha Senaratne and minister for resettlement D M Swaminathan," the BJP national executive member, L Ganesan, was quoted by TOI as saying.
"The issue of the 13th amendment was discussed with Lankan minister for health Rajitha Senaratne and minister for resettlement D M Swaminathan," he added.
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