TNA MP calls on Canada to support ‘interim governing mechanism’ for Eelam Tamils
A Tamil lawmaker thanked Canada’s parliament over a landmark motion that recognised May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and called for an internationally monitored referendum for Eelam Tamils and the diaspora to determine their political future.
S Sritharan, a parliamentarian with the Tamil National Alliance, wrote that he wanted to “wholeheartedly convey my gratitude to the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament for acknowledging the Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka”.
In particular, he thanked Canadian MP Gary Anandasangaree for bringing forward the motion and said he hopes the move would be the “first step towards justice, and non-recurrence”.
His letter to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau concluded with three further calls; for an internationally monitored referendum, an interim governing mechanism for the Eelam Tamils to govern and protect themselves and their lands, until the referendum is held and for Sri Lanka’s genocide of the Tamil people to be referred to the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice.
See the full text of his letter below.
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