Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has reportedly sought a meeting with representatives of five Tamil political parties that have put forward 13 demands for consideration by presidential candidates.
A list of common conditions was recently signed by Illankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Tamil Makkal Kooteny (TMK) and Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF).
The 13 demands outlined in the proposal included the merging of the Northern and Eastern provinces, scrapping the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and releasing those held under the PTA.
The list of demands was to be handed over to the front runners in the upcoming presidential election.
TMK Leader and former Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister, C.V. Wigneswaran has told the media that Wickremesinghe has sought a meeting with party representatives.
However, those close to the two main presidential candidates – New Democratic Front (DNF) candidate Sajith Premadasa and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa – have refused to accept these demands.
SLPP Leader, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on behalf of Gotabaya and Minister Kabir Hashim on behalf of Premadasa have said no such condition would be accepted.
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