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...parliamentary committee room erupted with applause when Sri Lankan President Junius Jayewardene walked in. It was the ruling United National Party's first caucus meeting since Jayewardene and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had signed the historic July 29 accord aimed at ending four years of bitter civil strife in Sri Lanka. Obviously enjoying the tribute to his peacemaking efforts, Jayewardene smiled and then called the meeting to order...
...Lanka's 16 million people were divided about the surprise peace agreement signed on July 29 by their President Junius R. Jayewardene and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Despite the rebel rancor, the country's Tamils, 2 million strong, welcomed what they hoped was the end to a civil war that had claimed 6,000 lives since 1983 and threatened to tear Sri Lanka apart along ethnic lines. The 12 million Sinhalese, however, were enraged at the agreement, which grants local rule to two northern and eastern provinces heavily populated by Tamils. After an initial spate of rioting, the Sinhalese...
Named Prime Minister just hours after his mother Indira was assassinated, in October 1984, Gandhi at first impressed his countrymen with his handling of problems at home and abroad. But recently his efforts have turned sour. The peace pact he negotiated with Sikh separatists in Punjab has been shredded by terrorists. Government bureaucrats have defeated his efforts to untangle red tape. His standing as a vote getter has been damaged by defeats for his party in six of the past seven state elections...
...Gandhi is accused of being petulant, indecisive and dissembling. His response to criticism has been to hint that foreign powers are plotting to "destabilize" the country. Says Indian Express Editor Arun Shourie, one of Gandhi's harshest critics: "He is not a deep person. He says what he thinks will please you." Political insiders in New Delhi have taken to calling Gandhi...
Despite his troubles, Gandhi still has the backing of a majority in the lower house of Parliament, where his party controls more than 400 of the 544 seats. But even if he survives to serve out his term, he will have an uphill struggle to carry on past the next national elections, which must be held...