Stop excuses on disunity among Tamils: Karuna to Lankan Prez

Chennai, Oct 18 (PTI)M Karunanidhi the Chief Ministerof
the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu Monday asked Sri Lankan
President Mahinda Rajapakse to stop giving 'excuses' that
there is no unity among Sri Lankan Tamils for a political
settlement and said he should take immediate steps to ensure
peaceful living conditions for them.
He said Rajapakse, who enjoys two thirds majority in
the Sri Lankan parliament, can easily pass an amendment to the
country's constitution to provide for "honourable living of
Sri Lankan Tamils".
The immediate task before the Sri Lankan government
was to settle Internally Displaced Persons in the island
republic, he said, adding that only devolution of powers to
Tamil-dominated areas in the island could bring about a
political solution.
He said the Indian government was also doing its duty
in prevailing upon the Sri Lankan government over the issue,
he said.
"It is the right time for the island republic to bring
about a political solution to the ethnic strife and this
chance should not be wasted now," he said.