Comments on: Trail Sri Lanka: Celebrating the Sri Lankan spirit

By: silva

silva — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:50:44 +0000

Some people may ride bicycle by day, in verti to impress people!! It depends what they do behind the scene!!Jaffna people know who is responsible for the misery of the average Jaffna man. There is no democracy and the coming election will be won by EPDP or UPFA even if the people “do not vote” for them in large numbers!!!

People need to live, talk and breath freely!!! They should have livelihood, schooling, they should be sure of their children will return after school safely, and that there are no thugs to lead them into ruin!!

Sports stadium is not going to help them. When they are not sure whether their women will wake up safely the next morning!! Sports stadium may help politicians who is after the 20%!!!

By: luxmy

luxmy — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:58:01 +0000

Trail has already brought changes:

http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/2557

President wants to uplift “socially” underprivileged sections of Tamil society. They will be given priority in land,housing & job allocations

Elections in the North will be held to 16 local authorities in Jaffna district;3 in Kilinochchi district & 1 in Mullaitheevu district

Eelam Peoples Democratic party (EPDP) leader & cabinet minister Douglas Devananda is in overall charge of the Northern province UPFA campaign.

In a bid to captivate voters the bearded,bespectacled, verti-clad Douglas Devananda is riding a bicycle &engaging in election propaganda

The EPDP is contesting under the UPFA betel symbol & not its own Veena symbol. Most of the UPFA candidates however are EPDP nominees

Economic affairs minister &presidential sibling Basil Rajapaksa is focusing on Jaffna district & directing propaganda operations there

Presidential offspring &MP Namal Rajapaksa is focusing on Kilinochchi where his father will lay foundation stone for Rs 325m sports stadium

About 25 to 35 ministers&influential MP’s are involved in the campaign on a rotational basis.Efforts will intensify final week before polls

Several ministers have made announcements about various development projects the Govt will start in the north if the people vote for UPFA

Measures fulfilling long standing grievances of Tamil people are also being implemented. Restrictions on Northern fishermen have been removed

Internal Displaced Persons camps are being rapidly dismantled & IDP’s are being forcibly re-settled without adequate facilities&arrangements

High Security zones are being downsized. Some if not all People are being given their lands back& asked to resettle in their original homes

Defence ministry clearance for Tamil expatriates to travel North has been relaxed.Passengers can get into Jaffna bound buses in Wellawatte!!

By: Groundviews

Groundviews — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:36:50 +0000

In reply to mel. Good one!

By: mel

mel — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:25:30 +0000

Nice piece. The organisers should have marketed it to the society ladies as one alternative to shed a few grams and gossip along the way 😀