Youngsters from Velvettithurai visit Parliament
A group of young persons from Velvettithurai visited Parliament on
October 18 during a visit to the South arranged by the Rotary Club of
Colombo Mid-Town. The programme was arranged by Pushpi Weerakoon, of the
Reconciliation Office, and the group was hosted to lunch by Prof Rajiva
Wijesinha, MP along with several other Members of Parliament.
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The group of youngsters from Velvettithurai on the top floor
of Parliament with MP Rajiva Wijesinha, before they went
into the Chamber. |
Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa met the students as they came in,
and talked about the need of students in the North as well as the South
for better training for jobs.
Others who spoke to the students at lunch were Kanaka Herath, former
Wayamba Chief Minister Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, Buddhika Pathirana,
Maavi Senathiraja and Mr Saravanaparvan.
The group then went into the Chamber to listen to a debate. Before
the visit, they had held a workshop at the Reconciliation Office, with
presentations on Peace Building, It and Communications, Business
Development and Rehabilitation. In addition to Shanthi and Malkanthi
Hettiarachchi and Pushpi Weerakoon, the arrangements were handled by
Prof Rajendran of the Universities of Jaffna and Singapore who has
contributed actively to the visit and the interactions with counterparts
in the South. The group has visited Kandy and Nuwara Eliya too, and will
go to Sigiriya and Anuradhapura on their way back.
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