It's the hegemonic power, number one; second, it has taken a very constructive interest in the rights of the Tamil minority that is largely concentrated in Jaffna. Members may be aware of the fact that just before the Commonwealth conference, there were elections for the northern council in Jaffna where the Tamil population, Tamil National Alliance, did very well, winning a large majority of the members on that council.
Vous savez peut-être que juste avant la conférence du Commonwealth, des élections ont eu lieu pour le conseil du Nord à Jaffna, au cours desquelles la population tamoule et l'Alliance nationale tamoule a obtenu d'excellents résultats, remportant la vaste majorité des sièges de ce conseil.