SriLanka, Oct. 10 -- Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) Vanni District MP Selvam Adaikalanathan moving a private member's motion in Parliament, urged the government to appoint a Presidential Commission of Inquiry to ascertain the truth regarding the ethnic violence that occurred during 'Black July' in 1983, assess the resulting damage, and formulate recommendations to prevent the recurrence of such ethnic violence. Moving this private member's motion in the House yesterday (9), MP Adaikalanathan emphasized the need for appropriate action to be taken in this regard.Track Bills

The motion stated that the ethnic clashes, violence, and mass killings that took place during the 1983 'Black July' and at the Welikada Prison have left deep...