A group of Tamil political parties today signed a memorandum highlighting the key demands of the Tamils.
The memorandum is to be presented to the two main Presidential candidates contesting the election in November.
The memorandum was prepared by Tamil university students of the Jaffna and Eastern universities, after talks with the Tamil political parties.
The memorandum contains 13 demands including a demand for a political solution and abolishing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), Tamil People’s Council (TPC) and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) signed the memorandum yesterday.
(Colombo Gazette)