Thirteenth Amendment was forced on us - A.H.M. Azwer, MP

Thamilini, who commandeered the Women's Wings of the LTTE is now fully rehabilitated and is a free woman. She has expressed a desire to get married and have children.

Mary Theresa who also carried a gun in the jungle has now tied her knot to a Sinhalese Corporal of the Sri Lankan Army, states Alhaj A.H.M. Azwer, Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament Council.

“So it has now dawned on everybody that the amendment to the Thirteenth Amendment is no bar for love making,” he said.

Parliamentarian A.H.M. Azwer expressed these views at a series of meetings held for the reorganization of SLFP branches in Kadjuwatta, Galassa, Nagoda in the Kalutara electorate, organized by the Acting Ports and Highways Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena.

He said the Thirteenth Amendment was a ‘Made in India’ product and forced on us. Even President J.R. Jayewardene who signed this Amendment told his partymen to engage themselves in a propaganda campaign for the non-implementation of certain sections of this Amendment.

The founder of the SLMC, the late M.H.M. Ashraff too was against the amalgamation of the North and East, because he genuinely felt that this would jeopardize the interests of his community in the Eastern Province. This firm stand of Ashraff was a cause of eviction of Muslims from the North and he even had to leave Kalmunai and take residence in Colombo as there was a threat to his live posed by the Tigers.

“The TNA too originally opposed the 13th Amendment. Then how come the JVP who vehemently opposed this Amendment and was very vociferous in sending away the Indian Peace Keeping Army from Sri Lanka now join hands with the TNA and the UNP in supporting the retaining of the Thirteenth Amendment. Well, instead of the original Tigers in the North, now we have in the South, ‘Green Tigers and Red Tigers.’, “ he said.

“The ordinary people are not bothered about these constitutional confrontations, but, only want to see development in the country.

Even in the North, the Tamils have realized the futility of engaging themselves in media and verbose battles, but, want to better their livelihood and enjoy the fruits of the massive development projects initiated by the Government,” Azwer said.

“This pointedly indicates to a situation that the TNA would meet its waterloo in the forthcoming Provincial Council Elections in the North,” Azwer contended.

“Patriotic Sri Lankans would never forget or forgive the statement made to them by then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe advising his party cadres, that in order to remove the headache of the LTTE waged war, they should agree to part with a portion of the country and be happy thereafter.

He even went to the extent of signing a Ceasefire Agreement with Prabhakaran bringing in the wake of it no benefit to the country, but, a persistent and prolonged war of agony on the people,” he said.

Acting Ports and Highways Ministert Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Parliamentarian Arundika Fernando, Nagoda PS Chairman Lakshman Vidanapathirana and several others addressed these meetings.