India advises Sri Lanka that it no longer considered the 1964 and 1974 agreements to be binding as the implementation period had expired. Sri Lanka responds that it still considered the agreements to be in force until all repatriations were completed.
Timeline of events under "India" issue
Parthasarathi, the special emissary of the Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, arrives in Colombo for talks on the ethnic issue. The talks culminate in the 'Parthasarathy Proposals'.
Sirimavo-Gandhi Pact: India and Sri Lanka agree to grant citizenship to the remaining 150,000 Tamils of Indian origin, bringing the total agreed to: Sri Lankan citizenship – 375,000 and Indian citizenship – 600,000.
India and Ceylon reach agreement regarding the issue of stateless 'plantation' Tamils of Indian origin living in Ceylon: Sirima-Shastri Pact.
Ceylon Parliamentary Elections Amendment Act No 48 of 1949 is enacted: Indian Tamil plantation workers lose the right to vote.
Ceylon Citizenship Act, No 18 results in over 700,000 Indian plantation workers becoming stateless persons.
