Evil elements sowing communal hatred - Vadivel
by P. Krishnaswamy
Certain evil elements were trying to portray an atmosphere of
communal hostility against the Tamils in the South, especially the
plantation people, in order to jeopardize the development work that is
now been launched under the Mahinda Chintanaya, said Vadivel Suresh,
Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition.
Addressing a media conference yesterday at the Health Education
Bureau at Kynsey Road the Deputy Minister said that Mahinda Chintanaya
was completely free of any communal outlook and envisaged prosperity to
the country as whole.
He was surprised to find that some sections of the media were lending
prominence to such wrong notions.
The Deputy Minister observed that Mahinda Chintanaya transcended
communalism and embodies the lofty principles of President Mahinda
Rajapakse for the social and economic welfare of all communities adding
that all constituent parties of the UPFA government fully supported the
policies based on those principles, he said.
He said that several welfare measures for the benefit of the
plantation community were to be implemented in the near future through
the Ministry of Estate Infrastructure, Housing and Community
Development.
Teaching appointments to nearly 3000 plantation youths which has been
delayed due to an FR petition before the SC will be finalised within one
month because the petitioners have agreed to withdraw the case.
Over 50,000 independent housing units will be constructed for the
plantation people in the near future with all facilities including
running water, access roads and electricity, he said.
Work on construction and rehabilitation of roads in all plantation
areas, provision of water, electricity and healthcare facilities to the
entire plantation community will be major projects that are expected to
be undertaken in the future, the Deputy Minister said. |