Commenting on the recent judgment that outlined that land powers would remain with the central government the leader of the TNA reiterated that land powers, which were meant to be with the provinces under the 13 amendment, had been a key cause for ethnic conflict.
However, before deciding on the party’s response to the centralisation of land powers by the Supreme Court, Sampanthan said the TNA would have to carefully study the Court’s judgement.
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