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PNM brings relief to displaced villagers

The first stage of distributing relief from the fund started by the Patriotic National Movement (PNM) to people displaced from their villages got underway this week in the Welikanda area.

Tissa Karaliyadde, Berty Premalal Dissanayake, Udaya Gammanpila, Sripathi Sooriyarachchi, Basil Rajapaksa and Wimal Weerawansa with Chief of defence Staff Donald Perera (in dark glasses) disembark from an SLAF chopper at Kebithigollewa

Kitchen equipment and dry rations were issued to about 1000 families from the 8 villages of Mahindagama, Menikdeniya, Nawamenikdeniya, Kadawathkaduwa, Kurulubedda, Nagastenna, Maithreegama and Ruwanpitiya. Building construction items were also issued to 10 families who lost family members in the recent terrorist attack. In addition, items needed on a daily basis were given to those engaged in duty as home guards. The value of all these items exceeded a million rupees.

Speaking on the occasion JVP MP and PNM general secretary Wimal Weerawansa said homeguards should be prepared in the future to act as an auxiliary unit to the Army to successfully face the threats of the Tiger terrorists. He said the PNM will always be with the Army and the people in the task of fighting the Tigers.

The movement will always stand by the home guards and take whatever steps necessary in solving their problems by taking them up with the Government, he said.

Among others who were present on the occasion were its president Gunadasa Amarasekera, national organiser Senaratna de Silva Dr. Wasantha Bandara, attorney Rajah Gunaratne, Polonnarurwa District MP S.K. Subasinghe and Provincial Councillor Indrananda Silva.

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