The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has expressed their dissatisfaction on the slow progress of Sri Lanka’s constitution-making process, during the meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The visiting Prime Minister on Friday (12) met the leaders of Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party and discussed bilateral issues.
The TNA delegation led by opposition leader R Sampanthan met Prime Minister Modi at the Colombo airport before he left for home after wrapping up his two-day Sri Lanka visit.
In the meeting, TNA leaders discussed issues of mutual interest to India and Sri Lanka, the party sources were quoted as saying by PTI.
According to TNA sources, Prime Minister Modi commended the Tamil party for its role in the current political context in the island nation when constitutional reform process is being envisaged.
The Northern Province chief minister C V Wigneswaran who represents the TNA was not a part of the delegation.
Party sources said Wigneswaran had not been invited to take part. The northern chief minister was present at President Maithripala Sirisena’s dinner hosted Thursday night in Modi’s honour.
Source: PTI
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