Sri Lanka's cabinet spokesperson, and minister of health, Rajitha Senaratne, rejected the Northern Provincial Council's resolution on the genocide of Tamils by the Sri Lankan state, which was passed on Tuesday, as an "extremist position'.
"They cannot call it genocide,” Mr Senaratne told The Hindu, adding that “choosing confrontational ways will hamper forward movement on the issue.”
“This is a period of reconciliation, and both sides should engage constructively, rejecting extremism,” he said.
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"They cannot call it genocide,” Mr Senaratne told The Hindu, adding that “choosing confrontational ways will hamper forward movement on the issue.”
“This is a period of reconciliation, and both sides should engage constructively, rejecting extremism,” he said.
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