Tamils in North rallying round President
Suraj A Bandara in Jaffna
“I trust President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government and he will surely
solve all the problems of the Tamil people soon,” Hartley College,
Jaffna, Principal N. Devendrarajah said. He further appreciated the
service rendered by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, the
originator of the Uthuru Vasanthaya rapid development programme, who
visits the region frequently and initiates important development
programmes.
“During a three-year period the Jaffna district has witnessed
tremendous development and the education levels have also been upgraded
immensely.
“Yesterday, for the first time financial allocation to construct an
assembly hall at Hartley College was made by the Economic Development
Ministry in line with a series of development programmes earmarked for
commencement”, Devendrarajah said.
Minister Basil Rajapaksa said the Economic Development Ministry took
this decision to allocate funds to Hartley College to construct an
assembly hall in order to bring the college to its past glory.
Chief priest of the Point Pedro Kovil Shiwanesan Kurukkal said the
government is making the people’s lives more comfortable while
safeguarding their fundamental rights. The development of the region
during a very short period is a great boost to the lives of the people
who understand that President Rajapaksa is a capable and unbiased leader
who will always help them.
“President Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only leader who brought about
permanent peace to the country where all ethnic groups can live with
equal rights”, stated a teacher of St Joseph’s School, Jaffna, when
asked as to who would win the forthcoming Local Government election in
the Jaffna district.“It is true that the TNA and other political parties
who are contesting the election are pretending that they are trying to
redress the problems of the Tamils. But as far as I can see their
efforts are only confined to paying lip service with an aim to deceive
the Tamils and obtain their votes,” he said. |