Mano proposes Non-Territorial Tamil Community Council for Indian-origin Tamils

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan has assured India that Sri Lanka’s constitutional reform process will not undermine the powers of Provincial Councils, while advocating for a Non-Territorial Tamil Community Council (NTTC) for the Indian-Origin Tamil (IOT) community. During a meeting at India House in Colombo with Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Sri Lanka’s IOT Tamil community representatives, Ganesan addressed concerns in India about potential weakening of the 13th Amendment's gains, particularly the Provincial Council system.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had pledged to resume constitutional reform from where it was suspended, and the Interim Report of the Constitutional Steering Committee recommended strengthening Provincial Councils rather than reducing their powers. Ganesan emphasized that constitutional reform should protect devolution and address the democratic aspirations of the IOT community through the inclusion of the NTTC in the Constitution, stating that his party would engage constructively in the process but not compromise on these core principles.

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