Ex-LTTEers reintegrated

Ex-LTTE combatants who had undergone a rehabilitation process were reunited with their families at a ceremony in Vavuniya.

Three hundred and twenty seven ex-cadres were reintegrated into civilian life as the first batch of the total 866 who were rehabilitated.

A cricket match, a tug-of-war competition and a musical show were held as part of the ceremony under the theme 'We who come from the North and South are united'. This ceremony was jointly organized by the Youth Affairs and Skills Development, and the Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Ministries.

The cricket match was held at the Vavuniya Municipal Council ground between the amalgamated team of the two ministries and the amalgamated team of rehabilitated ex-cadres and youth clubs which was enthusiastically viewed by all including the families of the ex-cadres.