Jaffna Church trusts Govt

COLOMBO: The Church in Jaffna appreciates President Mahinda Rajapaksa's decision to dispatch basic humanitarian aid via the A9 Road, closed since August following violence between the army and the LTTE.

In a letter sent to President Rajapaksa, Jaffna Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam, thanked the Government for its decision to temporarily resume aid delivery to the peninsula cut off from all land routes after the closure of the A9.

The Bishop, who has requested President Rajapaksa to send urgent aid to Jaffna, is convinced that "Colombo's proposal is not a mere propaganda ploy to satisfy the big donors but a humble and good gesture on the part of the Government to build trust and confidence with the Tamil people. We see it as a genuine desire of the Government to attend to the needs of the people."

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