Disappointed And Unhappy: The TNA On The LLRC Report

Monday, December 26, 2011

Rajavarothiam ampanthan

By Maryam Azwer

Following the release of the much-awaited final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) issued a statement claiming that issues of accountability were not adequately dealt with in this report.

The TNA, who had displayed a certain degree of apprehension towards the report even long before its release, has now also stated that the report is “a serious assault on the dignity of the victims of the war in Sri Lanka.”
In an interview with The Sunday Leader last week, TNA leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan expressed a lack of faith in the effectiveness of LLRC’s report, in not only addressing the matter of accountability, but also in contributing to the much discussed reconciliation process. Read More »