Dr Anbumani Ramadas, former Health Minister of India, representing Pasumai Thaayagam organisation made the following statement today under General Debate at the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva under item 9 General
Pasumai Thaayagam condemns all forms of racism and related intolerance. There are many repercussions of racism, ranging from the daily oppression of an intolerant society, to outright genocide. Unfortunately, the latter is happening in Sri Lanka today.
Tamil national Alliance (TNA) has swept all five districts in the Northern Provincial Council which went to the polls Saturday, the department of Elections results showed. The TNA bagged 30 out of a total of 38 seats in an election held under a system of proportional representation. In the most populous district of Jaffna, the TNA secured more than 84 percent of the popular vote, exceeding the party's own projections of 66 percent.
