President Rajapaksa Discusses Local Grievances with Catholic Clergy and Local Politicians from Mannar
A group of priests from the Diocese of Mannar, along with several local politicians from the region, met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.
While thanking the President for all the development work that has taken place in the region, the clergy members expressed gratitude for the opportunity to meet the President in person and directly discuss local grievances.
“We give a special thank you to you and your government for all the work you have done,” said one of the priests from the Diocese. “After 30 years of war, we’re enjoying peace in Mannar,” said another priest.
President Rajapaksa said he values being able to learn about the latest ground realities directly from those living in the respective areas. He further said that the government is committed to continue developing the northern regions because every Sri Lankan deserves the same facilities regardless of their religion, ethnicity or geographical location.
The clergy members and the local politicians also discussed with the President, at length, certain grievances faced by the people of Mannar and identified several areas where the problems could be addressed quickly.
Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Economic Development Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Health Mr. Maithreepala Sirisena, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Mr. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy Mr. Susil Premajayantha, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mr. Sarath Kumara Gunarathne and Secretary to the President Mr. Lalith Weeratunga were also present for the discussion.
(Courtesy: President Media)
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They did not thank the President for ridding them of the evil LTTE regime under which they led a life of sever economic hardship in fear that led to needless deaths of many Tamil children abducted to serve as frontline cadres and for suicide missions. Now they are free develop and enjoy a better quality of life. Despite the favour rendered to the Tamils in the North in ridding them of the cancer of LTTE, they will prove to be ungrateful in September when they will to a man elect TNA to the PC. Their aspiration is for their own so-called ‘Tamil homeland’, which they will demand and agitate for like robots controlled by the TNA and the Tamil diaspora.
The meeting is an excellent sign of ethnic reconcilliation; our nation is alive again and all communities are beginning to live together as one people.
The thorn in the flesh of our nation, the 13th amendment, is a stumbling block in the onward march of our nation towards the “Wonder of Asia” aspiration.
The TNA should be in the forefront of abolishing the 13th amendment which is an impediment to the growth of the Tamil speaking community. The LTT leader rejected the 13th amendment and massacred 1000 Indian Soldiers of the IPKF who were sent by India to enforce the 13th amendment. In keeping with that spirit, the task of repealing the 13th amendment falls squarely on the shoulders of the TNA.
By doing so, the TNA will achieve national status as a political party and pave the way for formation of beneficial political alliances with the Sinhala Buddhist poltical parties in future thereby ensuring continuation of the reconilliation process that began on 19 May 2009.
Where is the bloody-Rayappu-
Yes ! Where was the bloody Rayappu the tamil tiger terrorist in a sheep skin ?
Bishop of Mannar, R Joseph, undoubtedly set-up this meeting with HE President, who had to go through the diplomatic norms and mechanics of granting a hearing to their ‘list of grievances’ and shopping list. There is no satisfying them, that is the nature of the beast. They will try to rake in as much as possible, make GOSL spend through the nose, before the D date of PC elections in N. TNA will undoubtedly win, as UPFA is not contesting. Douglas D of EPDP is slimy. The EPDP is not contesting either, giving TNA a clear run.
When will the President ban the use of the word ‘eelam’? Why are these Tamil parties allied to UPFA and outside UPFA allowed to continue to use the label ‘eelam’. Use of this word should now be declared anathema in SL. Tamil parties who continue to use it are declaring to GOSL that they want ‘home rule’/autonomy, as they are Tamil nationalists.
The Tamil and Muslim parties are strategically positioning themselves to dominate the Northern Provincial Council.
The Tamil Party, which was a lapdog of the LTT, has nominated a legal wizard as the CM candidate who will manipulate the law to bring the Transnational Government from New York to Killinochchi.
The bearded legal wizard can become the Father of the Tamil Nation and a Muslim as the President.
Time is ripe now to act in abolishing the 13th amendment of the Constitution to prevent the divison of our coutry on ethnic grounds.
We may be suspended from the Commonwealth, we may loose the CHOGM, we may loose trade, diplomatic and economic ties with India, we may have a 100 resolutions aginst us in the UN and UNHRC, we may be kicked in the backside by Navi Pillay, come what amy, we must get rid of this source of separatism from our constitution without any further ado.
This will be our appreciation of the 27,000 Sinhala youth who sacrificed their lives for the sake of unity of our Nation. This blood sacrifice must be cherished every minute in the life of our Nation. Sacrificing life for the benefit of the Tamils who were under the terroristic control of the LTT which was threatening to tear our emerald isle into pieces, is not something which can be done by all and sundry. The courage and patriotism of the 27,000 youth is not measurable and is not something that can be repeated due to the vile machinations of the bearded legal wizard and his supporters.