Chief Minister Wigneswaran appeals for
Tamil Diaspora support to re-construct
and develop Northern Province
Chief Minister Wigneswaran appeals for Tamil Diaspora support to re-construct and develop Northern Province........
"Makes special request for financial and technical assistance"
By Siva Sivapragasam
Dressed in the traditional and cultural costume of a cream coloured silk kurta and a crispy dhoti with a matching angavasthiram (shawl), Sri Lanka’s newly sworn-in Northern Province Chief Minister Wigneswaran made a clarion call to the Tamil Diaspora to join hands with him to re-construct and develop the war torn areas of the Northern province.
Wigneswaran’s request came while making his speech at the inaugural session of the Northern Provincial Council’s red carpeted assembly hall building complex. What was termed by many as a “powerful speech” Wigneswaran did not mince his words on certain issues when he called for demilitarization, land rights and the appointment of a civil Governor for the North. At the same time he also offered the hand of friendship to the Centre and hoped that the Government will cooperate with the newly elected council.
Complementing the Tamil Diaspora Wigneswaran commented that it gives him and the community great pleasure that many of them are doing well and that their support is urgently needed to get back what the Tamils in the North have lost during the recent years. He suggested that a suitable mechanism should be evolved with the Sri Lankan Government to help the people who had been adversely affected by the war. He requested the diaspora to suggest ways and means of increasing the income potentials and identify suitable projects which would help the Northern people to stand on their own. He invited members of the Tamil Diaspora to come down to the North, stay for some time, get the people involved in the development process and then return back.
Referring to some of the major tasks ahead for the NPC , he said that the Council would work towards rehabilitating the Muslims who were forcibly evicted from the north in the early 1990s. Mr. Wigneswaran also urged the Centre to appoint Tamil-speaking police personnel in the north, who would understand the people’s aspirations, language and culture.
The venue of the council was a colorful site of celebrations with classical music played by Nathaswaram and Thavil artistes added with cheerful floral decoration.
"Makes special request for financial and technical assistance"
By Siva Sivapragasam
Dressed in the traditional and cultural costume of a cream coloured silk kurta and a crispy dhoti with a matching angavasthiram (shawl), Sri Lanka’s newly sworn-in Northern Province Chief Minister Wigneswaran made a clarion call to the Tamil Diaspora to join hands with him to re-construct and develop the war torn areas of the Northern province.
Wigneswaran’s request came while making his speech at the inaugural session of the Northern Provincial Council’s red carpeted assembly hall building complex. What was termed by many as a “powerful speech” Wigneswaran did not mince his words on certain issues when he called for demilitarization, land rights and the appointment of a civil Governor for the North. At the same time he also offered the hand of friendship to the Centre and hoped that the Government will cooperate with the newly elected council.
Complementing the Tamil Diaspora Wigneswaran commented that it gives him and the community great pleasure that many of them are doing well and that their support is urgently needed to get back what the Tamils in the North have lost during the recent years. He suggested that a suitable mechanism should be evolved with the Sri Lankan Government to help the people who had been adversely affected by the war. He requested the diaspora to suggest ways and means of increasing the income potentials and identify suitable projects which would help the Northern people to stand on their own. He invited members of the Tamil Diaspora to come down to the North, stay for some time, get the people involved in the development process and then return back.
Referring to some of the major tasks ahead for the NPC , he said that the Council would work towards rehabilitating the Muslims who were forcibly evicted from the north in the early 1990s. Mr. Wigneswaran also urged the Centre to appoint Tamil-speaking police personnel in the north, who would understand the people’s aspirations, language and culture.
The venue of the council was a colorful site of celebrations with classical music played by Nathaswaram and Thavil artistes added with cheerful floral decoration.
