The day after the controversial speech made by Vijayakala Maheswaran in Jaffna on the need for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for a ‘violence free’ region, Jaffna District Secretary N. Vedanayahan sent letters to senior government officials seeking answers to what he calls “unruly behaviour” among those who cheered when the former State Minister made the claim.
Senior state employees including Divisional Secretaries, Samurdhi officers, Grama Niladharis were among the audience where there were cheering and whistling when the emotional speech was made by the former State Minister of Children and Women’s Affairs. Two cabinet ministers, Tilak Marapana and Vajira Abeygunawardena and Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran were present at the event.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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