Upcountry people united in support of President- Minister Thondaman
Sudath Nishantha
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Here Senior Presidential Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil
Rajapaksa who was warmly welcomed by the plantation sector and
other upcountry people at Nuwara Eliya being escorted to a
meeting by CWC Leader and Youth Empowerment and Socio-Economic
Development Arumugam Thondaman, Ministers Susil Premajayantha
and C.B. Ratnayake were also present. Picture by Sudath
Nishantha
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Senior Presidential Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa
accompanied by UPFA General Secretary and Education Minister Susil
Premajayantha visited Nuwara Eliya District on the invitation of Youth
Empowerment and Socio-Economic Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman.
He was given a rousing welcome by Minister Thondaman and Livestock
Development Minister C.B. Ratnayake.
CWC Leader Minister Thondaman also brought local leaders of many
political parties, said that the upcountry people were united in their
support of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and they would vote for the
President at the forthcoming Presidential poll.
He said the plantation people were aware of the immense development
measures adopted by the President like building roads with concrete
surfaces, housing, education, health and other infrastructure facilities
as well as employment for the plantation youth. Senior Presidential
Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa in reply said it was the
policy of President Rajapaksa to serve all sections of the people and he
was keen to serve the plantation people who had remained a neglected lot
before.
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