TNA: PM with two-thirds majority cannot ignore concerns of Tamils

The government could not ignore the concerns of Tamil people just because it has a two thirds majority in Parliament, TNA leader R. Sampanthan yesterday told the media in Jaffna. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government should find solutions to the problems faced by the Tamils, he said.

Sampanthan also asked the government to find a permanent political solution to the problems faced by the Tamils through a new constitution.

“The government attempted to divide the votes of Tamil people through various means. It tried to weaken the TNA and reduce the number of seats we have in Parliament. But we have not been weakened. Soon, we will regain what we have lost.”

The TNA leader said that the Mahinda Rajapaksa government was now concerned about international opinion and would not act unlike it had done in the past.

“The new Constitution that the previous government tried to pass was stalled. But the new government that has two thirds majority in Parliament can easily pass a new constitution. The government says it will bring in a new constitution and that should offer concrete solutions to our issue.”