Rebuilding Jaffna - TNA’s priority

by Ananth Palakidnar

Tamil National Alliance Jaffna District Parliamentarian Mavai Senathiraja said his party’s priority would be to resettle the displaced Jaffna civilians once it is elected to the Jaffna Municipal Council.Senathiraja told the Sunday Observer that his party launched its campaign by holding meetings with its candidates.

“Our intention is to rebuild Jaffna to its pristine glory with the resettlement of displaced civilians from Jaffna.

The Jaffna Municipal Council areas are the worst hit in the Jaffna district. Thousands of people have been displaced from Jaffna Municipal Council limits with their houses and business establishments coming under severe attacks. Therefore, the TNA’s priority would be in re-building the Jaffna Municipal Council to its old glory with all modern facilities”, he said.Commenting on their political agenda for the future, the TNA MP said that the party would meet the Government leadership shortly with a report on a political framework that could address the political aspirations of the Tamils”.

Elaborating on the Jaffna MC polls, he said that the TNA has called upon the DIG Jaffna to provide adequate security for its candidates in the fray.