Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister told Tamils in Jaffna that his government would enact a political solution to the island’s ethnic conflict which would solve porlbems faced by the Tamil people.
Speaking at the opening of a new administrative building of the Jaffna District Secretariat, Ranil Wickremesinghe said that many had expected the implementation of the 13th amendment and a further devolution of powers to the North-East following the end of the armed conflict in 2009. Though the previous government did not implement the amendment, the prime minister pledged that this government would address Tamil grievances and end racism on the island.
As part of the political solution, a new constitution would also be enacted he continued. News First reported the prime minister as stating a new constitutional amendment will be needed to “protect Buddhism”.
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