Addressing the cross-party Indian delegation currently visiting Sri Lanka, TNA MP Selvam Adaikkalanandan reiterated the need for the devolution of land and police powers.
Speaking to the BBC after the event, Adaikkalanandan said,
“Power devolution without power is of no use. We need police and land powers for the provincial councils like the states in India,”
Highlighting the heavily militarisation in the North-East, Adaikkalanandan added,
“Land grabbing continues in the north and east, while Buddhist temples are being built in traditional Tamil areas,”
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