Uprooted Tamils ordered to leave their lands in Mannaar

[TamilNet, Sunday, 26 May 2013, 23:02 GMT]
Mannaar Divisional Secretary D.Dayananda has ordered all uprooted Tamil residents residing in the public lands at Ezhil Nakar to dismantle their temporary sheds and boundary fences and vacate from the land within one week's time. The eviction order has been issued by the Divisional Secretary to settle down about 600 Sinhalese from the South, civil sources said. 

Mannaar DS has threatened the Tamil occupants that he would file action in the Sri Lankan law courts if they failed to carry out his instruction.

The latest move by the divisional secretary comes while Sri Lanka's Government Agent to Mannaar District has been scheming a Sinhala colony at Saanthipuram and South bar in Mannar district, the civil sources further said.

SL military appropriates lands of Tamils in Naayaa'ru, Mullaiththeevu

[TamilNet, Monday, 27 May 2013, 22:13 GMT]
Lands that had been allocated to Eezham Tamil farmers for cashew cultivation in the village of Naayaa'ru in Mullaiththeevu have been appropriated by the Divisional Secretariat and handed over to the occupying Sri Lanka Army (SLA) without the consent of legal owners, civil sources in the district said. Naayaa'ru village is located on the borders of Mullaiththeevu district and Trincomalee district, a demographically strategic location for the contiguity of Northern and Eastern Provinces. 

Eezham Tamils at Naayaa'ru village were targeted during the SL State-sponsored anti-Tamil pogroms in 1983 and the people of the entire village fled for safety elsewhere. 

After 27 years, the uprooted Tamil families returned to their village in 2010.

The affected Tamil farmers made representation to the Divisional Secretary concerned how he could hand over these lands without their consent. 

However, the reply of the DS was that he had acted on the orders of the Colombo government, the sources further said.

Should not meddle the 13th amendment opinion of former military Commander Sarath Fonseka

Tuesday , 28 May 2013

Government should not meddle the 13th amendment to the constitution, is the warning given by Democratic Party leader, former military Commander Sarath Fonseka. He alleged President is instigating the ministers against "13"

 

He said, his party is attempting to contest the Northern Province council election, but still  final decision is not taken.

 

Chauvinistic associate parties from the government and Sinhala movements in supportive of government are insisting the 13th amendment to the constitution to get abolished which has generated into a massive controversy in the country.

 

Concerning this, former Commander expressing his views to "Uthayan" made the above statement.

 

Government should not meddle with the  "13" issue,  due to the present situation prevailing in the country, was the opinion expressed by former Commander, and "Uthayan" queried  “what does it mean present situation” “and whether is it  meant in future it could be abolished”. 

 

Responding in an evaded attitude former Commander said, “There are many problems now, but there is doubt, whether everything could be settled in future”

 

Question was raised concerning the views revealed by some ministers against "13" in responding he said, without instruction from President, ministers will not carry out anything, it is obvious who is behind this, said former Commander Sarath Fonseka