Sri Lankan Tamil Minister says political solution to ethnic issue based on 13th Amendment

A Tamil Minister in the Sri Lankan government says that the political solution to the ethnic issue would be based on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Minister Douglas Devananda has told parliament that there would be devolution of power under the 13th Amendment.

He has said that the expectations of the people in the North would be fulfilled by the government.

Devananda has added that the main Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) would be left speechless in such a scenario.