AgenciesChennai: The ruling DMK on Tuesday asked the Centre to immediately take steps to ensure full devolution of powers and autonomy to Tamils living in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka within a timeframe.
The meeting, presided over by party president and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, was held in the backdrop of external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee''s recent visit to Colombo and a general strike called by the Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Movement (SLTPM) tomorrow.
DMK asked Centre to work with Sri Lanka to find a permanent solution to the ethnic problem. "Sri Lankan government should extend its full cooperation to this effort," said a resolution passed at the meeting.
The meeting also decided to mobilize public support for DMK's stand by holding public meetings and rallies in Tamil Nadu from February 7 to 9.
The DMK has convened an executive committee to formulate its course of action on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
To counter the Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Movement (SLTPM), floated by pro-LTTE parties like the PMK, MDMK, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and Tamils National Movement, the meeting decided to form a Sri Lankan Tamils Welfare Rights forum in association with like-minded parties, who wanted a solution to the ethnic struggle in "a democratic way".
The meeting was held in the backdrop of external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to Colombo and a general strike called by the SLTPM tomorrow.
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