{"id":54764,"date":"2012-09-22T07:59:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T07:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=54764"},"modified":"2012-09-23T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-23T09:36:50","slug":"india-wants-sri-lanka-to-accept-tna-as-interlocutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/india-wants-sri-lanka-to-accept-tna-as-interlocutor\/","title":{"rendered":"India Wants Sri Lanka To Accept TNA As Interlocutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Sri Lanka\u2019s human rights record coming up for review towards the end of the year, India believes that Colombo should accept the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=TNA&amp;x=7&amp;y=4\">Tamil National Alliance<\/a><\/span> (TNA) as a credible interlocutor and get down to discussing a road map for political devolution of powers as this will send a positive signal world-wide to groups instrumental in arraigning it before the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=UNHRC&amp;x=9&amp;y=4\">United Nations Human Rights Council<\/a><\/span> in March this year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/article3923646.ece\">the Hindu<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>During talks with Sri Lankan President <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=11&amp;y=5\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> on Thursday \u2014 the first in over two years \u2014 it is understood that Prime Minister <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Manmohan+Singh&amp;x=10&amp;y=4\">Manmohan Singh<\/a><\/span> reiterated that the sooner the Sri Lankan government finalises a road map with the TNA, the better it would be for all sides. 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