81.  The NP and the IFP also want a strong federal state, while the ANC has opposed any further devolution of power.

82.  The plan envisages turning Sri Lanka into a federal state in all but name and granting greater autonomy to minority Tamils.

83.  The plan seeks to turn Sri Lanka into a federal state in all but name.

84.  The plan would turn Sri Lanka into a federal state in all but name and grant greater autonomy to minority Tamils.