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LTTE backs out of meetings with Army From the Tamil Press by Thava Sajitharan "Upcountry Peoples' Front was established for the wellbeing of the 1.5m Indian origin people. Therefore party dignitaries should conduct themselves in a responsible manner in order to maintain the discipline and policies of the party" said the leader of the UPF and Member of Parliament P.Chandrasekaran at a party meeting held in Watawala. Elaborate steps are being taken to conduct the annual 'Pongu Thamizh -2005' renaissance convention in Jaffna. This follows the previous 'Tamil National Renaissance Declaration Conventions' held in Vavuniya, Batticaloa and Kilinochchi where homeland, nationalism and autonomy of the Tamils were emphasised. (Thinakural(TK) - 12/09/05) Supreme Court yesterday granted permission to carry forward with the inquest on the upcountry teaching appointments issue in the event of no consensus being reached between the two respective parties before October 3. (VK 13/09/05) The LTTE has warned that severe action would be taken against those who were involved in violence unleashed by the adversaries and their companions against the public in the Jaffna peninsula. (TK - 13/09/05) The official periodical of the LTTE is now available online. Any issues published since 1984 can be accessed on www.viduthalaipulikal.com (TK - 13/09/05) Jaffna District LTTE political wing leader C.Ilamparithi said that there would be no more meetings taking place between the Army and the LTTE in the Government-held areas in the future. (TK - 13/09/05) "Sri Lanka Muslim Congress will back either of the presidential candidates who consents to offer fair and just solution to problems concerning the Muslim community", said the leader of SLMC Rauf Hakeem at a meeting held yesterday. (TK - 13/09/05) Women's organisation in Batticaloa held a protest yesterday demanding an end to violence against women. The protesters said that the woman found cruelly murdered at the Batticaloa Central College had not yet been identified and no information detected. They pointed out this indicated that the violence against women is continuing. (TK - 13/09/05) Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday accused the Tamil press of presenting distorted reports on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse's speeches and other news stories relating to the PM. "In a Tamil newspaper Prime Minister is quoted as saying 'I will safeguard the Sinhala nation', whereas he has never used such a term. "Tamil press should abstain from these sort of activities", the Minister said in a press briefing. (SudarOli (SOI) - 15/09/05) "The Agreement signed between the presidential candidate of the governing party and the JVP is a call for war. So, if Mahinda is elected as president, it will pave the way for a separate state", the TNA parliamentarian Selvam Adaikalanathan thus welcomed the agreement speaking to the press soon after meeting with the LTTE. (SOI - 15/09/05) It is learnt from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) circles that the leader of the National United Alliance (NUA) Minister Ferial Ashraf is going to join the SLMC. (SOI - 15/09/05) South Indian Tamil actor Vijayakanth inaugurated his political party naming it as 'Thesiya Mutpoku Thiravida Kazhaham' and held the first convention of the party in Mathurai, TamilNadu yesterday. (TK - 15/09/05) A declaration issued by 'Mullaitivu District people' stated "international community should well understand the feelings of the people and the renaissance behind the leader and give a fair solution. Otherwise, we will fight for our nation making every Tamil speaking person's life a weapon in it" (TK - 15/09/05) 18th anniversary commemorations of Lieutenant Colonel Thileeban commences today. (TK - 15/09/05) Representatives of the public associations in Vavuniya have handed over a letter to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission requesting them to invite the LTTE who withdrew from the Army-controlled areas to continue their political activities. (TK -17/09/05) "There are numerous contradictions between President Kumaratunga's
speeches made within the country and those abroad. There is no record that
the Tamil people believed in President's word. International community
should understand this", said the political leader of the LTTE
S.P.Thamilselvan in an interview with Virakesari. (VK - 17/09/05) |
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