White Paper sought on “panchami land”

"For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights". -Babasheb Dr.B. R. Ambedkar

                                                                                     
Janata party president Subramanian Swamy on Friday urged the government to come out with a White Paper on the present status of “panchami lands” given to Dalits by the British government. “If the government fails to release the report before Deepavali, I will approach the court,” he told reporters.
On the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, he wanted the Tamils to support the efforts made by S.C. Chandrahasan, founder of Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR), and other non-LTTE Tamil groups to find a solution.
Recalling his recent meeting with Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development and brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, he said Colombo was determined to bring constitutional amendments for granting autonomy to Tamil-areas with concurrent powers.
He said India, China and the US should intervene if Sri Lanka failed to fulfil its commitment.
Source: The Hindu dated 04.09.10