Clarifying its position on a political solution for the national question, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said today (31) that power sharing must be done within a federal structure consistent with the aspirations of the Tamil people.
“Our position is that power sharing must be in a federal structure, consistent with the aspirations of the Tamil people expressed at every election since 1956,” TNA MP M.A.Sumanthiran said.
He said this in a statement issued clarifying the party’s position with regard to the political solution for the Tamil national question, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the conduct of the long delayed provincial council elections and the All-Party Conference convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe
The TNA said that the 13A is a part of the Constitution of Sri Lanka and not a separate appendage.
“The President and all of us have taken an oath to uphold and defend it.Thus the non-implementation of any part of the Constitution is a violation of the whole. To that extent, we insist on the full implementation of the 13A,” it said.
The TNA said that it reiterated the party’s position at all the All-Party Conferences that have been held so far.
“There was absolutely no change of positions by the TNA; nor is there any contradiction between calling for immediate provincial council elections and enhanced and meaningful devolution. In fact, one without the other is meaningless,” it said.
Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/
Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.
The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.
The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.
PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.
The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.
“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”
The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.