External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday promised to look into the removal of Sri Lankan Tamil leader Savumiamoorthy Thondaman's name from the name-boards of the country's government institutions.
"Thiru @mkstalin - We will take up this matter with the Government of Sri Lanka," tweeted Swaraj in response to DMK leader MK Stalin's request that she raise the matter with the neighbouring country.
Thondaman, a Sri Lankan politician, "fought for the rights and dignity of the Tamil workers" of the country, Stalin said in his letter to the minister.
Stalin added that Thondaman "contributed to the welfare of Indian Tamils during his tenure as Minister" in various Sri Lankan governments.
In his letter to Swaraj, the DMK leader charged that "the government of Sri Lanka has miserably failed to reciprocate the goodwill of India."
He accused the Sri Lankan government of acting against the Indian Tamil population.
Stalin urged Swaraj to find an early solution to the issue, to ensure that the "name and fame of the great leader is not in any way disrespected."
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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