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The Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka would not come to direct talks with the newly elected government, Tamil lawmakers said. R Sampanthan, parliamentary group leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said the president Rajapaksa’s invitation for the LTTE to come to the negotiation table is “useless” without substance. Commenting on President Rajapaksa’s policy statement to the parliament on Friday, the TNA, widely believed to be representing the LTTE’s point of view, said the new government’s stand on the rights of the Tamils is “disappointing.” “Self-determination is a fundamental right of the Tamils. Nobody should offer that to us as a sympathetic gesture,” he told BBC Sandeshaya (bbcsinhala.com). Sampanthan said Rajapaksa’s speech “destroyed everything achieved” towards solving the national question within last couple of years. He said there wouldn’t be any progress in achieving peace “under these circumstances.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils