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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord

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Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka met with India’s Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday (April 19, 2026) to request sustained Indian support for the implementation of the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987. The accord was intended to address Tamil aspirations for equal rights and greater political power during Sri Lanka's civil war era. General Secretary of ITAK, M.A. Sumanthiran, emphasized that despite India’s involvement, the accord remains largely unfulfilled, particularly in relation to the 13th Amendment which also falls short of implementation.

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The leaders of Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties met with Indian Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Colombo, to urge sustained Indian engagement and full implementation of the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987. The accord was signed during the civil war between Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil separatists to address Tamils' aspirations for equal rights and greater political power. General Secretary of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) M.A. Sumanthiran highlighted that despite the 1987 treaty, which was never fully realized even through subsequent reforms like the 13th Amendment, there is a need for an arrangement based on a federal model with irrevocable power sharing between Sri Lanka and its Tamil regions.

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have sought sustained Indian engagement to ensure the implementation of the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987, signed during the early years of the civil war to address the aspirations of Tamils for equal rights and greater political power.

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COLOMBO ITAK Sri Lanka Tamil Tamils

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ITAK ORG · 2× Sri Lanka GPE · 2× Tamil NORP · 2× Tamils NORP · 2× C.P. Radhakrishnan PERSON · 1× COLOMBO GPE · 1× Indian NORP · 1× J.R. Jayewardene PERSON · 1× Rajiv Gandhi PERSON · 1× Sri Lanka’s GPE · 1×

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have sought sustained Indian engagement to ensure the implementation of the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987, signed during the early years of the civil war to address the aspirations of Tamils for equal rights and greater political power.

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2026-10-18 · The Hindu

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord · assertive framing

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parties → seek → rights

A delegation of leaders representing Tamils from the island’s north and east on Sunday (April 19, 2026) conveyed this to Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, who was on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka. asserted

who → represent → Lanka

Pointing to the “state-to-state treaty”, signed by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and President J.R. Jayewardene in July 1987, the prominent Tamil party Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) pointed out that the true spirit of the Accord is yet to be realised. asserted

spirit → point → Accord

“We told him that the Accord has never been fully realised, not even through the 13th Amendment, which is also yet to be fully implemented. asserted

which → tell → Amendment

Regardless of whoever comes into government here [in Sri Lanka] or there [India], the agreement must be fulfilled, and that is to have an arrangement based on a federal model, with irrevocable power sharing asserted

that → come → sharing

,” ITAK General Secretary and former Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran told The Hindu, following the meeting. asserted

Sumanthiran → tell → meeting