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Now, Wiggy seeks India’s support for his ‘struggle’
By Dinasena Rathugamage
Thamizh Makkal Thesiya Kootani (TMTK) Jaffna District MP C. V. Wigneswaran says he will seek India’s help to win the rights of Tamil people in the North and the East.
Addressing the media in Kilinochchi on Saturday (5) MP Wingeswaran said that his inaugural speech in Parliament on the historic supremacy of Tamil language and Tamil people had marked the beginning of his campaign for winning the rights of Tamil people in the North and the East.
“Tamils too have rights. The Sinhala Buddhist forces have no right to create governments of their own for them alone. Therefore, I commenced this struggle against the deprivation of Tamils of their rights. I continue this path of struggle with the intention of ensuring the protection of rights of Tamils.”
MP Wigneswaran said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had admitted the fact that the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka should be protected. Prime Minister Modi had stated that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution alone could not solve the problems of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Wigneswaran said.
Quoting from several speeches and statements by the Indian Prime Minister at the Kilinochchi meeting, MP Wigneswaran said that India would stand for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
MP Wigneswaran said that he hoped that other Tamil political parties would extend their unreserved support for his struggle for the cause of Tamil people. The rights of Tamils in the North and the East should be ensured and all Tamil parties must join that struggle. Such an agreement among the Tamil parties could be reached with the assistance of India, the MP said.
The incumbent government too would not help realise the aspirations of the Tamil people or redress their grievances.
MP Wigneswaran said that there was a rumour being spread in the South that some Tamil MPs had pledged their support to Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government. True representatives of Tamil people would not make such stupid decisions, he said.
NPP Parliamentarian Asoka Ranwala who was appointed the 22nd Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament, on 21st November has resigned from his position today [13], in the wake of the controversy surrounding his educational qualifications.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially appointed members to the Port City Economic Commission.
Accordingly Harsha Amarasekera, President’s Counsel, has been appointed as the Chairman while Damien Amal Cabraal, Mohan Ray Abeywardena, Sanjaya Kulatunga, and Dr. Harsha Subasinghe were appointed as members of the Port City Economic Commission
The official letters of appointment were handed over to the members by the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (13).
“We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13).
He further emphasised, “Regardless of their status in government, if mistakes are made, we will not hesitate to take appropriate action.”
The President further explained:
“For more than seven decades, the people of this nation have built and dismantled various governments. For the first time, we stand with a profound understanding of the historic mandate entrusted to us and the National People’s Power on two occasions.
The people placed their faith in the National People’s Power (NPP) government, hoping for a standardised and stable country. We will not tarnish that extraordinary trust, even by the slightest misconduct.
Simply put, our government is not here to shield anyone who errs, for any reason. Be it within the broader framework of the country or within our administration, anyone found guilty of wrongdoing will face consequences. We will not hesitate to act decisively and at the right time. In essence, our government will not shield anyone who makes a mistake, regardless of the reason. Whether the mistake occurs within the country or at any level within our government, we will not hesitate to take decisive action. Every necessary step will be taken at the appropriate time without delay.”
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake also reaffirmed his government’s unwavering commitment to upholding the trust placed in them by the people, who have endured decades of deception. He pledged to work tirelessly to build a better nation.
The Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, Director-General of Government Information, Harsha Bandara, and the heads of state media were present at the meeting.
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