A group of Tamil Parliamentarians have urged India to push for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution before the proposed new Constitution is drafted. Tamil MP and Minister Mano Ganesan, which is part of a cross-party delegation currently on a visit to India, told The Morning that India was reminded the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was the "baby" of the Indo-Lanka accord. Ganesan said that the need for a political solution for the Tamils was discussed at the meetings with the Indian government. He said that the Tamil MPs had urged India, as a friendly country, to push for the political solution. The delegation met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Indian President and Foreign Minister yesterday. He said they urged India to push for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution despite a process underway to draft a new Constitution. "Let the new Constitution come. It will come. But I urged Prime Minister Modi and the Foreign Minister not to wait till that and to push for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment," the Minister said. He said that matters related to the Indian housing project in the country was also discussed. The Sri Lankan delegation headed by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. includes opposition leader R. Sampanthan, EPDP leader Douglas Devananda, Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva and Rauff Hakeem and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath. (ER)