TNA ignoring East :TMVP

The Tamil National Alliance was not voicing for the Eastern Province in the international for a, leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader Sivanesadurai Chandrakanthan said in Batticaloa on Saturday, March 15.

He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the release of the short film, Aa

viya by the Kaluthavalai Educational Development Union.

“The people of the East have been Politically defeated again, while the people of the North have seen victory in it,” he said.

’’Today internationally, big mistakes are being made. At the UN Council there is talk about implementing the 13th Amendment. But it is not said that it has to be implemented in the North only. TNA is not talking about the East,” he said.

“Those who asked for a separate state are now asking for Provincial Council system. If the Provincial Council system had been implemented long ago, so many lives could have been saved,” he said.

He said that the Eastern Province should also be devel-

Today internationally, big mistakes are being made. At the UN Council there is talk about implementing the 13th Amendment. But it is not said that it has to be implemented in the North only. TNA is not talking about the East

oped. “Batticaloa society is affected in many ways. Batticaloa has earned the name being a poor region. To put a full stop to this, we must build up a society to encourage everyone to build up a strong society of youngsters. Although the East has good natural resources and strong manpower, we still have to depend on others. We have to change this,” he said.

“Our society is highly competitive. Bearing this in mind, we have to build up our society .We all should look upon this as our social responsibility. For a long time, our youngsters, writers, artistes were all unable to show their skills. Now the blocks have been removed and we are living at a time when all can show their skills.”