Land, police powers essential to provincial council. Malwatha Chapter expresses his opinion
Land and police powers are essential to provincial council said Malwatha Chapter Thippatuwa Sri Sumangala Thero.
Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met Chapter yesterday for blessing and during this meeting; Sri Sumangala Thero expressed his views.
Sharing land and police powers to provincial council is not a issue. By targeting the election, amendments should not be introduced in constitution. Restructure is a necessity for the entire constitution.
However concerning the current political situation, Malwatha Chapter clarified from Minister. Before the northern provincial council election, abolishing the police and land powers from the provincial council is the opinion existing in the midst of chauvinists’ movements and in this situation the views of Malwatha Chapter was in the manner of opposing.
Tamil Guardian 19 May 2013
German Tamils gathered in Düsseldorf to mark the fourth anniversary of the Mullivaikal massacre. Over 2000 Tamils marched through the town centre before congregating outside the local parliament of North-Rhine Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany.
The event, organised by the Tamil Youth Organisation - Germany and the Volksrat der Eelam Tamilen (Country Council of Eelam Tamils), saw speakers from German leftist party Die Linke and Kurdish activists.