Strengthen President's hands to eradicate terrorism - Alavi Mowlana

Ishara MUDUGAMUWA

Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana said although people are undergoing certain difficulties there is a need to strengthen the hands of the President to eradicate terrorism from the motherland.

"If we celebrate May Day this time we could have celebrated it till midnight like in the 1970s because this time all working class are with us. Western Province postal votes results proved it. As a leader of the working class, President Mahinda Rajapaksa always met us and asked about problems of the working class and gave solutions to them," he told a press conference in Colombo.

Nidhas Sevaka Sangamaya General Secretary Leslie Devendra said: "Though we decided to celebrate May Day in Bandarawela due to security problems we didn't stop our programs. Today our country has to face many problems. We have to think about Sri Lankans as one and not only about ourselves. It's true that our members have a lot of difficulties. But first we have to strengthen the hands of the President to eradicate terrorism from the motherland."