The Federation of National Organisations said the use of the term “Tamil lands” by the NPC Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran during his visit to the US was a “grave threat”, AdaDerana reported.
Gevindu Kumaratunga, a member of the collective, said in a press conference the chief minister had used the term while urging the withdrawal of troops.
“What if we say this is ‘Sinhalese’ lands? How will voices be raised regarding racism if any person accidentally uses that word?” he asked.
Mr Kumaratunga went on to criticise the JHU, a party led by Buddhist monks, for betraying “the national movement and national interests” of Sri Lanka, by contesting the election with the UNP, “while such grave threats loom”.
The FNO, made up of many political organisations, businesses and civil society groups based in the south, in March warned against an "Eelam agenda" being pushed throught the 13th Amendment.
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