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Context:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the 13th Amendment (13A) of Sri Lanka’s Constitution, while addressing a press conference in New Delhi along with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
What is 13th Amendment (13A)?
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, passed in 1987, which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka. This particular amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil the official languages of the country and declared English the “link language”.
- Link Language is a language that facilitates communication between groups of people who do not share a native language.
