Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition A. Amirthalingam, M.P. Analyses the New Constitution |
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... Citizenship laws resulting in weightage in represent- ation to the Sinhalese majority thereby depriving the Tamils of even the remants of safeguards they had under the earlier constitution . And whereas all attempts by the various Tamil ...
... Citizenship laws resulting in weightage in represent- ation to the Sinhalese majority thereby depriving the Tamils of even the remants of safeguards they had under the earlier constitution . And whereas all attempts by the various Tamil ...
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... citizenship of the State of TAMIL EELAM to all Tamil - speaking people living in any part of Ceylon and to TAMILS of EELAM origin living in any part of the world who may opt for citizenship of TAMIL EELAM ; ( b ) that the constitution ...
... citizenship of the State of TAMIL EELAM to all Tamil - speaking people living in any part of Ceylon and to TAMILS of EELAM origin living in any part of the world who may opt for citizenship of TAMIL EELAM ; ( b ) that the constitution ...
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... citizenship . One section of the people was decitizenized , disfranchized ; their representation was taken away and what should have gone to them by way of representation accrned to the benefit of the majority community and they who are ...
... citizenship . One section of the people was decitizenized , disfranchized ; their representation was taken away and what should have gone to them by way of representation accrned to the benefit of the majority community and they who are ...
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