The Sirima–Gandhi Pact or Srimavo-Gandhi Pact was an agreement that was signed between
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (; ; ; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government, world's first fe ...
, the
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The prime minister of Sri Lanka, officially the prime minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's exec ...
, and
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...
, the
Prime Minister of India
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, on 28 June 1974. It was a follow-up agreement of
Sirima-Shastri Pact that left 150,000
people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka to future account. Sirima-Shastri Pact agreed to grant Ceylonese citizenship to 300,000 Indian population in
Sri Lanka
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and 525,000 people repatriation to
India
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.
The pact is considered one of the good relationship factors between India and Sri Lanka since it contributed to solve the issues of stateless Indian origin people in Sri Lanka.
See also
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Nehru-Kotelawala Pact
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Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact
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Ceylon Citizenship Act
The Ceylon Citizenship Act No. 18 of 1948 was a controversial law passed by the Ceylon Parliament which did not grant citizenship to Indian Tamils, who were 11% of the population.
Background
During the 19th and early 20th centuries the British ...
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Politics of Sri Lanka
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India–Sri Lanka relations
Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
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Indira Gandhi