Indo-Lanka ties in 2013 affected by Tamil issue

India's support for the resolution stoked anger in Sri Lanka, with the media calling it a “let down” and the Heritage Party, part of the ruling alliance, demanding a “drastic change” in the country's foreign policy towards New Delhi.  

In September, Sri Lanka held provincial council polls in the war-ravaged north as part of the reconciliation process with the Tamil minority community.

Newly-elected Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran, whose TNA swept the polls in the Northern Province, underlined the key role India played in ensuring the holding of the election.

He called on India to help rebuild the war-ravaged region.  

Expeditious implementation of the 13th Amendment, Indian fishermen languishing in Sri Lankan jails and implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission remained some of the major issues in India-Sri Lanka ties this year.