The statement of R. Sambanthan, the leader of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachi (ITAK) after 14th convention

Photo: Sambanthan waving Sri Lanka flag at 2012 May Day of joint opposition in Jaffna. The incident caused controversy. Tamil nationalists say the flag was placed in the hand of the Tamil National Alliance leader's hand fraudulently.

The statement made by R. Sambanthan, the leader of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (IATK), the major constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) after its 14th convention held in Batticaloa recently. Adapted from News First 

"Dear honourable Sinhalese people, our political aspiration, to obtain our rightful political rights and to administer our own political, social, economic and cultural affairs, is a very reasonable one. It is a fundamental right," Sampanthan said.

"The solutions we present to further our political aspirations will not in any way impact the sovereignty of any other group. A solution within a unitary Sri Lanka is our clear request. We will be in expectation of such a solution. The solution should be reasonable. One that is acceptable to us, is practical, and permanent. we are prepared to work with and support any party that is willing to come up with such a solution. It can be observed by the manner in which the war was conducted and related incidents, that human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law took place."

"The international community has accepted that a fair and impartial investigation should be held and the truth uncovered and divulged," said the Leader of Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi, R. Sampanthan.
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