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TNA cannot deceive people any more in N-E - Ex TNA Wanni MP

by our political correspondent

Wanni District United People’s Freedom Alliance candidate and former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Sivanathan Kishore said that as President Mahinda Rajapaksa was heading on the right track in addressing the minority issues and the Opposition, especially the TNA could not deceive the people in the North and the East as it had done in the past.

Sivanathan Kishore who had been a key political figure of the TNA in the previous Parliament told the Sunday Observer that unlike the previous leaders President Rajapaksa has a broader outlook with regard to the unity and integrity of the country. “The leaders, Tamils or Sinhalese in the past thrived in their political career by fanning communal sentiments. But President Rajapaksa and his Government are completely different from the rulers and regimes in the past.

“The opening of the newly reconstructed Mannar causeway is a sheer example of President Rajapaksa’s approach towards bridging the gap between various communities in the country. The Mannar causeway which was destroyed when clashes in the North were at its peak was in a dilapidated condition for more than a decade.

However, on the directive of President Rajapaksa the Mannar causeway which links the Mannar Island with the mainland was rebuilt with Japanese aid in less than one year.

The reconstruction of the causeway highlights the Government’s expeditious efforts in providing infrastructure facilities to areas which were devastated by conflicts in the past,” Kishore said.

Commenting on the TNA’s stance with regard to the parliamentary polls, he said that it was pity that the party was still trying to mislead the people it represented.

“The TNA must realise the plight of the people in the North and the East. The three-decade war had shattered the lives of our people enormously. Since the forthcoming parliamentary polls will be taking place for the first time in a peaceful atmosphere the minority parties, especially the parties from the North and the East should act wisely in resolving the issues of their people which are multi-faceted,” Kishore said.