Don't be misled by rumours - Minister Devananda

by Mohamed NAALIR

Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Douglas Devananda urged the people in the north not to get carried away by rumours and fabricated stories spread by unscrupulous elements to create an uneasy situation in the region.

He was speaking at an event, where the Vasavilan Navodaya School was reopened after it was renovated, at a cost of Rs. 10 million last week.

Governor Northern Province Maj. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri was the chief guest on the occasion.

Douglas Devananda in said, the Vasavilan school was reconstructed under the Uthuru Vasanthaya programme on the directive of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

"President Rajapaksa has paid special attention on improving the living standards of the people.

Some unscrupulous elements have fabricated tales to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the North. Hence the people in the North should not be carried away by those rumours and baseless stories," he said.

Governor Chandrasiri said that this school was rebuilt under Uthuru Wasanthaya Program under the directive of President Mahinda Rajapaksa who took special interest on children's education which was the tool for the future generation.

He said that this was one of the best among the 114 best schools in the island and he would make this school one of the best among the best five in near future.