40 years ago November 4, 1986: Tamil militants reject proposal

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 04, 1986.
2 min readNov 4, 2026 06:46 AM IST First published on: Nov 4, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST
The Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups have rejected the proposals of the island government to solve the ethnic issue, and renewed their demand for a Tamil homeland at a meeting with Chief Minister M G Ramachandran. Tamil Nadu Food Minister S Ramachandran said the next step would be a study of the groups’ response by the Centre and the state, and a third round of talks if necessary.
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