Sunday , 24 March 2013
In the intention of colonizing the Muslim community in the Mullaitheevu and Mulliyavalai locality, the surveyors attempted to survey the locality, have retreated when a large gathering of Tamils assembled to show their oppose was said.
540 acres of forest area located in Mulliyavalai locality was cleared and activities were processed to colonize one thousand and 445 Muslim families in that locality.
Thekkattu region near Mullaiyavalai 6th mile post is still not handed over by the Department of Forest Conservation to the divisional secretariat.
Department of Forest Conservation has taken measures to survey through the Survey Department to provide resettlement to the Muslim people.
Accordingly, to survey the said locality the surveyors visited some days back to the vicinity. People came aware of this, and about 80 Tamil families assembled and strongly protested, lands can be given to the Muslim community only after accomplishing in providing lands to them.
Due to this pandemonium, the officials returned back without surveying the locality.
In the backdrop of colonizing the Muslim people, a Minister from the minority community is determinedly operating is according to reports.
Sunday , 24 March 2013
