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Tamil Politics at the Crossroads: Expectations, Caution and the Question of Delivery

Photo courtesy of The Island Recent engagements between the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) and the Tamil National People’s Front (TNFP), together with earlier discussions involving Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, have once again brought Sri Lanka’s Tamil political question into public focus. After years of stalled political processes, postponed elections and unmet commitments, these interactions have generated renewed expectations among Tamils in the North and East while simultaneously reviving long standing scepticism shaped by experience. The central question remains unchanged and unavoidable: will these political manoeuvres produce tangible outcomes or will they once again conclude with carefully worded…

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