High drama at Bangalore summit; Prabhakaran gives Rajiv a slip View(s):Veteran civil servant, diplomat and politician Sarath Amunugama has published volume two of his autobiography ‘Paris and Back’. The Bangalore Oberoi was completed but had not been declared open. In Bangalore, Rajiv shifted the Indian position by suggesting two Provincial Councils — North and East — which as two entities could evolve a system of cooperation at the ground level. However, he was forced to be in attendance in Bangalore but reportedly refused to meet the Sri Lankan President. Some years later both Rajiv and Prabhakaran had premature and violent deaths as a consequence of the Bangalore impasse.

Source: Sunday Times August 21, 2022 07:00 UTC