"The government is not interested in implementing the 13th Amendment and is interested in blocking, impeding and restraining the functioning of the NPC," Sampanthan, the veteran Lankan Tamil leader told reporters here.
Regretting that the Chief Minister is unable to even have his choice as Chief Secretary, he said, "that is the situation under which he is functioning."
Alleging that the Governor was interfering with administrative and financial matters, he said, the gubernatorial authority had not even consented to a Bill seeking to set up a "Chief Minister's Fund" intended to take up development work.
Accusing Sri Lanka of settling Sinhalese people and militarising traditional Tamil regions, he alleged that their objective was to break the linguistic and cultural contiguity between Northern and Eastern Provinces.
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"Their objective is also to change the demographic composition and change the cultural and linguistic identity of Tamil regions. The most urgent need is that this should end," he said.
"It is their hope that if they continue with this, a political solution for Tamils will be irrelevant, a solution could become redundant and they can have their own way," Sampanthan said.
This was the position of "not only India, but the European Union and the international community and TNA as well," he said.
Modi said he was committed to implementation of not only the 13th Amendment, but going beyond building upon it to ensure justice for Tamils, he said.
"Modi has told us exactly what the government's position is and he has also told President Rajapakse that commitments made to Tamils must be fulfilled," Sampanthan said.
On the Katchatheevu issue, he said, it was between the governments of India and Sri Lanka while on the Tamil Nadu fishermen issue, he said, the fishermen of Lanka and India should settle the issue through dialogue.