Premier Manmohan Singh’s government is unlikely to give up its role in Sri Lanka despite the recent media revelation of the presence of Indian personnel at the Vavuniya SLAF base which was targeted by the LTTE on September 9.
A section of the Tamilnadu political groups has urged the coalition to immediately recall personnel after the Colombo press reported the hospitalization of two Indians wounded in the LTTE’s suicide assault on the base by 11 Black Tigers, half of them women.
Preparing for a Rajapakse dynasty?
Wickremesinghe brought in the proviso that appointments to
party posts will not be made on the personal desires and ambitions of
some people but on certain set criteria. It would appear that
Wickremesinghe was not on principle against appointing a deputy leader
or one or more assistant leaders. He probably realizes that there has
to be some concession made to the demands for reform.
UNP dissidents claim success
UNP dissidents yesterday expressed satisfaction over their ability to
change the thinking of the party hierarchy to open up to make structural
changes in the leadership and constitution to make the UNP more
attractive to the younger generation and make it winnable at any
forthcoming election.
