Tamil People's Council Explained

Tamil People's Council, formed in Jaffna on 12 December 2015, is a thirty-member council consisting of academics, religious leaders, members from the Civil society and political parties. It has been formed to promote Sri Lankan Tamil people's interests. It is headed by Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran and co-chaired by Dr. P. Lakshman and Mr. T. Vasantharajah.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Controversy

However, independent Tamil observers and critics have claimed it to be an attempt by Tamil nationalist politicians to oust moderate R.Sampanthan and M. A. Sumanthiran from the leadership of the Tamil National Alliance despite denial by Vigneswaran. Moderate Tamils have expressed fears that the actions of the TPC will result in another era of ethnic violence and the accommodative Sirisena government and its liberal Sinhalese supporters clamming up as extremist slogans failed to bring a meaningful solution to the Tamil question in the past and only resulted in destruction.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: New Tamil Group Not Alternative To TNA . . 27 December 2015 . 17 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Tamil People's Council inaugurated in Jaffna . . 20 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  3. Web site: TPC success depends on geopolitically addressing national question . Tamilnet . 25 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  4. Web site: TPC to formulate preliminary report on Tamil outlook for political solution within 1 month . Tamilnet . 27 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Tamil Peoples Council (TPC) Launched in Jaffna . dbsjeyaraj.com . 20 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Wigneswaran chairs inauguration of Tamil People's Council . omlanka.net . 30 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Northern crack widens . Nation . Arthur Wamanan . 26 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  8. News: Ezhuga Tamizh' rally seen as jockeying for power in Tamil nationalistic politics irrespective of consequences. https://web.archive.org/web/20160926155951/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Ezhuga-Tamizh-rally-seen-as-jockeying-for-power-in-Tamil-nationalistic-politics-irrespective-of-consequences/2016/09/25/article3629546.ece. dead. 26 September 2016.

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