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ISSUES OF RECONCILIATION IN SRI LANKA: RESPOND QUICKLY, SAMPANTHAN TELLS GOVT 12/06/2016 ( Image: A Tamil !ma" !#$%i&i"g' AP P%!! 'E#a"ga )a*aa#+e"a Se-e" *ea#$ %a-e ela&$e+ $i".e %e e"+ !/ %e a#me+ .!"/li. i" %e .!0"#*1 Se-e#al %0"+#e+ %!0$a"+$ !/ Tamil$ a"+ !%e#$ e#e +i$&la.e+ /#!m %ei# !#igi"al &la.e$ !/ #e$i+e".e i" %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$ +0#i"g %e &e#i!+ !/ %e $ai+ a#me+ .!"/li.1 U"am2ig0!0$ a$$0# a".e$ e#e gi-e" 2* Hi$ E3.elle".* %e P#e$i+e" a"+ !%e#$ %a +i$&la.e+ &e!&le !0l+ 2e #e$ele+ i" %ei# !#igi"al &la.e$1 T%i$ a$ $ae+ ! 2e %e +e/i"ie &!li.* !/ %e "e G!-e#"me"1 La#ge "0m2e#$ !/ %!$e &e#$!"$ a#e $ill &#e-e"e+ /#!m #e0#"i"g ! %ei# !#igi"al %!me$ a"+ ! %ei# la"+$ a"+ #e$0mi"g %ei# li-eli%!!+ a.i-iie$4 !..0&ai!", &#ima#il* +0e ! %e /a. %a %e milia#* .!"i"0e$ ! !..0&* %ei# la"+$ !# +0e ! %e /a. %a %!0g% %e la"+ i$ "! 0$e+, %e milia#* %a$ "! #elea$e+ %e la"+1

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Page 1: Issues of Reconciliation in Sri Lanka Respond Quickly, Sampanthan Tells Govt

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ISSUES OF RECONCILIATION IN SRILANKA: RESPOND QUICKLY,SAMPANTHAN TELLS GOVT

12/06/2016

( Image: A Tamil !ma" !#$%i&i"g' AP P%!! 'E#a"ga )a*aa#+e"a

“Se-e" *ea#$ %a-e ela&$e+ $i".e %e e"+ !/ %e a#me+ .!"/li. i" %e .!0"#*1

Se-e#al %0"+#e+ %!0$a"+$ !/ Tamil$ a"+ !%e#$ e#e +i$&la.e+ /#!m %ei# !#igi"al

&la.e$ !/ #e$i+e".e i" %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$ +0#i"g %e &e#i!+ !/ %e $ai+ a#me+

.!"/li.1

U"am2ig0!0$ a$$0#a".e$ e#e gi-e" 2* Hi$ E3.elle".* %e P#e$i+e" a"+ !%e#$ %a

+i$&la.e+ &e!&le !0l+ 2e #e$ele+ i" %ei# !#igi"al &la.e$1 T%i$ a$ $ae+ ! 2e %e

+e/i"ie &!li.* !/ %e "e G!-e#"me"1

La#ge "0m2e#$ !/ %!$e &e#$!"$ a#e $ill &#e-e"e+ /#!m #e0#"i"g ! %ei# !#igi"al

%!me$ a"+ ! %ei# la"+$ a"+ #e$0mi"g %ei# li-eli%!!+ a.i-iie$4 !..0&ai!",

&#ima#il* +0e ! %e /a. %a %e milia#* .!"i"0e$ ! !..0&* %ei# la"+$ !# +0e ! %e

/a. %a %!0g% %e la"+ i$ "! 0$e+, %e milia#* %a$ "! #elea$e+ %e la"+1

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 Al%!0g% $!me $e&$ %a-e 2ee" a5e" ! %a"+ !-e# $!me &a#$ !/ %e $ai+ la"+$ ! %e

!#igi"al !"e#$, la#ge $a%e$ !/ la"+ a#e $ill !..0&ie+ 2* %e milia#*, %i.% &#e-e"$

%e !"e#$ !/ %!$e la"+$ /#!m 2ei"g #e$ele+ i" %ei# !" &la.e$, a"+ &0i"g %e $ai+

la"+$ ! &#!+0.i-e 0$e1

I" a++ii!" ! %e la"+ al#ea+* 0"+e# !..0&ai!" 2* %e milia#*, m!#e la"+$ %a-e 2ee"

#e60i$ii!"e+ 2* %e milia#*, %e $0#-e*i"g !/ %i.% %a$ le+ ! agiai!"$ 2* %e &e!&le

agai"$ G!-e#"me" $0#-e*!#$ a"+ !%e# !//i.ial$1

P!lii.al &#i$!"e#$: Re&eal PTA 

 A$$0#a".e$ e#e al$! gi-e" la$ *ea# %a m!$ !/ %e &#i$!"e#$ %el+ 0"+e# %e

P#e-e"i!" !/ Te##!#i$m A. !0l+ 2e #elea$e+1 H!e-e#, a&a# /#!m a#!0"+ 78

&e#$!"$ #elea$e+ !" 2ail, !%e#$ .!"i"0e ! la"g0i$% i" &#i$!"$ 0"+e# la %a %e

G!-e#"me" %a$ &#!mi$e+ ! #e&eal1 T%e$e &#i$!"e#$ .!m&lai" %a !%e# &#i$!"e#$

$imila#l* %el+ %a-e 2ee" #elea$e+ i" %e &a$ a"+ %a %e#e i$ +i$.#imi"ai!" agai"$

%em1

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"ee+$ !/ %e a//e.e+ &e!&le ! e"a2le %e$e &e!&le ! #e20il+ %ei# li-e$ 2* &#!-i+i"g

%em i% %!0$i"g a"+ li-eli%!!+ $0&&!#1 T%e e"gageme" 2* %e milia#* i"

e.!"!mi. a.i-iie$ .a0$e$ imme"$e %a#m a"+ +e&#i-ai!" ! %e l!.al .i-ilia"

&!&0lai!"1

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 2* -a#i!0$ e3#a"e!0$ /a.!#$, a$ i" %e .a$e !/ M0llaii-0 a"+ T#i".!malee %e#e

/i$%e#me" /#!m !%e# +i$#i.$ a#e &e#mie+ ! e"gage i" 0"la/0l /i$%i"g a.i-i*1

Mi$$i"g &e#$!"$: $ai$/a.!#* /i"ali* "eee+e+

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TNA lea+e# S!m&a"%a": G!- "ee+ ! a. !"

%ei# &#!mi$e$

T%e#e i$ a" 0#ge" "ee+ /!# $ai$/a.!#* /i"ali* i" #ega#+ ! %e i$$0e !/ mi$$i"g

&e#$!"$1

I" %e .a$e !/ G!-e#"me" 9!2$, &e#$!"$ /#!m !%e# +i$#i.$ a#e gi-e" a&&!i"me"$ !

all &!$ii!"$ e-e" ! &!$$ $0.% a$ la2!0#e#$, %e" $e-e#al %!0$a"+$ !/ l!.al$ #emai"

0"em&l!*e+1 A&&!i"me"$ ! G!-e#"me" &!$ii!"$ a#e +!"e &0#el* !" %e 2a$i$ !/

&!lii.al i"/l0e".e a"+ Tamil *!0% a$ i" %e &a$ .!"i"0e ! 2e ig"!#e+ a"+

+i$.#imi"ae+ agai"$1

T%e#e a#e $e-e#al a.i!"$ 2* %e Sae a"+ i$ Age".ie$ a"+ !%e#$ i% &!lii.al

i"/l0e".e, &e#ai"i"g ! .i-ilia" a+mi"i$#ai!", la"+, ! &la.e$ !/ #eligi!0$ !#$%i&, !

.0l0#al &la.e$, ! +e-el!&me" a.i-iie$ a"+ i" !%e# a#ea$ !/ im&!#a".e ! %e

a//e.e+ Tamil &e!&le, %a#m/0l ! ge"0i"e #e.!".iliai!" a"+ %e /00#e ell'2ei"g !/

%e$e &e!&le i" e##i!#ie$ %i.% %e* %a-e %i$!#i.all* i"%a2ie+

I i$ 0#ge+:

La"+ I$$0e$: Re0#" all !..0&ie+ la"+

(i T%a all la"+$ &!$$e$$e+ !# %el+ 2* %e milia#* i" %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$ 2e

imme+iael* #e0#"e+ ! %e .i-ilia"$, e"ile+ ! $ame1

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(ii T%a a $#0.0#e+ &#!g#amme 2e im&leme"e+ 0#ge"l* ! e"a2le %e +i$&la.e+ a"+

a//e.e+ &e!&le ! mea"i"g/0ll* #e20il+ a"+ #e.!mme".e %ei# li-e$

(iii T%a imme+iae a.i!" 2e a5e" ! #e-e#$e, #e.i/* a"+ #e+#e$$ %e $e-e#al a.i!"$

%a %a-e a+-e#$e &!lii.al, e.!"!mi., $!.ial a"+ .0l0#al .!"$e60e".e$ ! %e Tamil

&e!&le a"+ %e#e2* im&e+e$ ge"0i"e a"+ mea"i"g/0l #e.!".iliai!", a"+ %e e-!l0i!"

!/ &e#ma"e" &ea.e i" %e .!0"#* !" %e 2a$i$ !/ 90$i.e a"+ e60ali*1;

T%a, Si#, i$ m* A+9!0#"me" M!i!"1 I +! "! &#!&!$e ! g! i"! +eail$ i" #ega#+ !

%e -a#i!0$ mae#$ %a I %a-e me"i!"e+ i" m* M!i!"1 I ill ma5e $!me ge"e#al

!2$e#-ai!"$1 M* C!lleag0e$ %! ill /!ll! me ill &la.e 2e/!#e %e H!0$e m!#e

+eaile+ i"/!#mai!" i" $0&&!# !/ %e M!i!"1

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 =e a#e, Si#, a a" im&!#a" 90".0#e i" %e %i$!#* !/ %i$ .!0"#*1 Re.!".iliai!"

am!"g$ %e +i//e#e" &e!&le$ i" %e .!0"#* i$ %e &#ime "ee+ !/ %e .!0"#*1

Re.!".iliai!" %a$ 2e.!me a /0"+ame"al "ee+ a/e# a l!"g &e#i!+ !/ i"90$i.e a"+

i"e60ali* /!ll!e+ 2* a -i!le" .!"/li. %i.% la$e+ /!# m!#e %a" %#ee +e.a+e$1 A

.%a"ge i" G!-e#"me" !..0##e+ i" )a"0a#*, >8?71 T%i$ .%a"ge a$ /0#%e#

$#e"g%e"e+ 2* %e /!#mai!" !/ a Nai!"al G!-e#"me" i" A0g0$, >8?7 2* %e !

mai" Pa#ie$1 T%e P#e$i+e" i$ /#!m !"e &a#* a"+ %e P#ime Mi"i$e# i$ /#!m %e !%e#

&a#*1 T%e Mem2e#$ !/ %e Ca2i"e a#e /#!m 2!% &a#ie$1 S#0.0#all*, %e .%a"ge i"

G!-e#"me" a$ %e /i#$ ma9!# $e& !a#+$ #e.!".iliai!"1 All %e &e!&le i" %i$

.!0"#* .!"#i20e+ !a#+$ %i$ a.%ie-eme"

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.!"/li., %e Tamil &e!&le !/ %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$, "! me#el* ma+e a -e#*

$02$a"ial a"+ $ig"i/i.a" .!"#i20i!" !a#+$ %e a.%ie-eme" !/ %i$ .%a"ge, 20

+i+ $! i% .e#ai" +e/i"ie e3&e.ai!"$1 T%e* e3&e.e+ 90$i.e, e60ali*, #e$!#ai!" !/

%ei# li-e$ a"+ .!"e"me"1 T%e* e3&e.e+ .!"+ii!"$ ! 2e .#eae+ /!# ge"0i"e

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#e.!".iliai!"1 @0 $e-e" *ea#$ a/e# %e .!"/li. .ame ! a" e"+, $e-e"ee" m!"%$

a/e# a "e P#e$i+e" a$ ele.e+, "i"e m!"%$ a/e# a "e G!-e#"me" a$ ele.e+,

%e* #emai" a +i$.!"e"e+ &e!&le1 I" %a .!"e3, #e.!".iliai!" i" %e &#!&e# $e"$e

i$ "! *e -i$i2le1

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"! +!"e a"*%i"g, 20 I +! %i"5 %a m0.% m!#e .!0l+ %a-e 2ee" +!"e i" %e ime

%a %a$ la&$e+ ! 2#i"g a2!0 a .%a"ge ! %a-e a /a-!0#a2le im&a. !" %e li-e$ !/

&e!&le1 I am &#e&a#e+ ! a..e& %a %e "e G!-e#"me"<$ a&&#!a.% a"+ ai0+e

!a#+$ %e a//e.e+ Tamil &e!&le i$ -e#* +i//e#e" /#!m %a !/ %e /!#me#

G!-e#"me", 20 i i$ %e G!-e#"me"<$ a.i!"$ %a %a-e a" im&a. !" %e li-e$ !/ %e

&e!&le a"+ i i$ i" %e /iel+ !/ a.i!" %a e $ee i"a+e60ae &e#/!#ma".e !" %e &a# !/

%e G!-e#"me"1

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P#e$i+e" I me i% %e P#ime Mi"i$e#1 T%e* a#e all ag#eea2le ! la"+$ 2ei"g

#elea$e+1 I a" ! 90$ #e/e# ! a /e i"$a".e$ %e#e I %a-e &e#$!"all* !2$e#-e+

.e#ai" %i"g$1 I e" ! Vali5amam a#ea a %e #e60e$ !/ $!me &e!&le !/ %a a#ea1 I

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e-e" 2ei"g 0$e+ 2* %e milia#*1 @0 %e &e!&le .a""! #e0#" ! %ei# %!me$, %e

&e!&le .a""! #e0#" ! %ei# la"+$1 =%* "! =%* $%!0l+ %e$e la"+$ 2e 5e& 2a##e",

0"0$e+, %e" %e#e a#e &e!&le %! !" %!$e la"+$, %! .a" g! a"+ li-e !" %!$e

la"+$ a"+ &0 %!$e la"+$ ! &#!+0.i-e 0$e1

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i" %a a#ea1 I e" %e#e !" a S0"+a*1 T%e#e a$ a ma$$ g!i"g !" i" %e .%0#.%1 I me

%e /a%e#$ a"+ %e "0"$ a"+ %e 2#!%e#$ %! e#e %e#e1 I me %e &e!&le %! e#e

%e#e1 Pe!&le li-e i" +i//e#e" &a#$ !/ )a//"a, !" e-e#* S0"+a* m!#"i"g, %e* .!me !

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%e .%0#.% /!# ma$$1 T%a i$ %ei# -illage a"+ %e* li5e ! $ee ma$$ i" %ei# -illage1 T%e*

.!me ! %a .%0#.% /#!m +i//e#e" &a#$ !/ )a//"a a"+ a/e# ma$$ %e* #e0#"e+ !

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BPa#a-i&a"9a";1 Pe!&le .ame a"+ .!m&lai"e+ ! me, BSi#, !0# %!0$e$ a#e 2ei"g

!..0&ie+ 2* %e milia#*1 N! e-e" %e* a#e 0$i"g i %!0g% %e* a#e 5ee&i"g i i" %ei#

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! %i$ %!le 60e$i!", e-e" %i$ .!mmime" ! %e &#!.e$$ !/ #e.!".iliai!", g!!+ill

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 2ei"g #e0#"e+ ! %e$e &e!&le1

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C!lleag0e$, +i$.0$$e+ %e mae# i% %e I"+ia" P#ime Mi"i$e# a"+ %e#e a#e 78,888

%!0$e$ gi-e" 2* %e I"+ia" G!-e#"me" ! %e &e!&le !/ %e N!#%1 N! %e

G!-e#"me" i$ +!i"g $!me%i"g1 @0, i m0$ 2e +!"e1 T%e* m0$ 2e gi-e" &#!&e#

%!0$i"g1 T%e* m0$ 2e gi-e" %!0$i"g %i.% ill la$ /!# a lea$ !"e !# !

ge"e#ai!"$, ! !# %#ee ge"e#ai!"$1 T%e* m0$ 2e gi-e" &e#ma"e" %!0$i"g i"

5ee&i"g i% %ei# .i-iliai!", %ei# .!"-e"i!"$, %ei# #a+ii!"$, a"+ li-eli%!!+1 =%a

%a-e *!0 +!"e i" %e mae# !/ li-eli%!!+ Ha-e *!0 gi-e" %e /a#me#$ %ei#

ag#i.0l0#al e60i&me" Ha-e *!0 gi-e" %e /i$%e#me" %ei# /i$%i"g e60i&me" Ha-e

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 *!0 gi-e" %e &e!&le %! li-e !" li-e$!.5 +e-el!&me" li-e$!.5 ! 2e a2le ! .a##* !"

%ei# a.i-iie$ Ha-e *!0 $a#e+ $mall i"+0$#ie$ Ag#i.0l0#e, /a#mi"g, /i$%i"g, %e$e

a#e %e !..0&ai!"$ !/ !0# &e!&le1 =%a i$ 2ei"g +!"e i" %e$e a#ea$ E-e#*%i"g i$ a+

%!.1 N!%i"g i$ &#!&e#l* .!!#+i"ae+1 T%e#e i$ "! &#!&e# &la" /!# %e #e$!#ai!" !/ %e

li-eli%!!+ !/ %e$e &e!&le1 =e .a""! all! %i$ $i0ai!" ! 2e .!"i"0e+1

)!2$: N! /!# Tamil *!0%

I" gi-i"g G!-e#"me" 9!2$, Tamil *!0% e#e ala*$ +i$#ega#+e+, Tamil *!0% e#e

+i$.#imi"ae+ agai"$ /!# a l!"g &e#i!+ !/ ime1 =%a i$ %a&&e"i"g "! All %e

G!-e#"me" 9!2$ i" %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$ a#e 2ei"g /ille+ !" %e 2a$i$ !/ &!lii.al

i"/l0e".e1 T%e#e a#e Mi"i$e#$ i" C!l!m2! %! gi-e 9!2$ ! %ei# .!"$i0e"$ i" %e

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&e!&le ! %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$1 Tamil *!0%, 60ali/ie+ *!0% +e$e#-i"g a 9!2, a#e "!

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+e"ial a"+ +e&#i-ai!" !/ Tamil *!0% !/ 9!2$1 I a" ! me"i!" $!me%i"g1 =e %a-e

eig%ee" Tamil Mem2e#$ !/ Pa#liame" /#!m %e N!#% a"+ %e Ea$ i" %e &#e$e"

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+em!.#a.* a"+ e60i* &#e-ail1 T%a i$ %* e a#e "! i" G!-e#"me"1 @0, +!e$ %e

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a" a//i#mai-e a.i!" &#!g#amme i" e#m$ !/ %i.% *!0 ill &#!-i+e $0//i.ie" 9!2$ !

%e Tamil *!0% %! %a-e "! 2ee" gi-e" 9!2$1

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a"+ $e" %!me1 T%e#e %a-e 2ee" LTTE .a+#e$ %! %a-e 2ee" &a#+!"e+ 2* %e

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.a""! %!$e &#i$!"e#$ 2e #elea$e+

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%e* %i"5 %a a"*%i"g +!"e /!# %e Tamil &e!&le ill %a-e a" a+-e#$e im&a. !"

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