The Island Home News Page Three Tuesday 8th December, 2009 3 British, TNA welcome if it Norwegian TNA decision after changes stance envoys tour – EPDP Jaffna studying manifestos The EPDP yester- British High Commissioner Dr. Peter Hayes and Norwegian day said it would be Ambassador Tore Hattrem, arrived in by Franklin R. happy to welcome the Jaffna Peninsula on Sunday on a Satyapalan lengthy discussions with Sampanthan said “We lengthy discussions with the Tamil National two-day visit. the Opposition’s common would explore all avenues President Mahinda Alliance if that They are expected to meet the candidate General Sarath that are open to the Tamil Rajapaksa on Wednesday. party changed its Army and Navy Commanders, Jaffna The Tamil National Fonseka on Sunday night. people based on the mani- Meanwhile TNA sources attitude. EPDP Government Agent, NGOs, INGOs, UN Alliance yesterday said At that meeting Fonseka festos of the two main can- said that in response to Secretary General officials and the staff and students of they would carefully study revealed his stand on the didates. Following this, we President Mahinda , the University of Jaffna. They will the manifestos of the two Tamil people and the goals would consult all sections Rajapaksa’s invitation to said that the EPDP Douglas also travel to an IDP camp, Elephant main Presidential candi- he stood for. of the Tamil Community the 22 TNA MPs, all of would have been Pass and visit communities living on dates and weigh the options The talks were held at including the Tamil them, except for M. K. happy had the TNA used its political the islands near Jaffna. On Sunday, available to the Tamil peo- UNP Deputy Leader MP Diaspora before arriving at Sivajilingham who is in clout with 22 MPs to redeem the the two envoys paid their respects at ple, before deciding as to ’s resi- the final decision.” India, had decided to Tamil people from the dark ages. But the Hindu Naga Pooshani Ambal Kovil whom it would extend its dence. The talks centered Deputy Leader of the respond and at a meeting it did not. and the Buddhist Nagadipa Vihara, which are located a short distance support. mainly on the immediate, TNA, MP Mavai scheduled to take place on a He said that when the political cli- from each other on Nainativu Island. TNA Leader R. midterm and long term Senathirajah said that R. date acceptable to both par- mate was favourable to win the politi- Commenting on the visit Dr. Hayes Sampanthan said that he concerns of the Tamil peo- Sampanthan had initially ties at the latter part of cal rights of the Tamil speaking peo- said had a very cordial and ple. held very cordial and this week. ple, he had approached the TNA “It has been a privilege to visit the advising them to follow the principle beautiful islands off the Jaffna of ‘pragmatism’, thereby employing Peninsula and talk to their people. The realistic political moves and maneu- fishermen we spoke to were concerned Politicos have vers in order to redeem the people about protecting and developing their from the untold miseries they had livelihood. The end of Sri Lanka’s democratic right to been subjected to. Devananda added longstanding conflict provides a real that had the TNA taken its present opportunity to achieve greater pros- join or leave any stand long ago, a lot of destruction, perity not only for Jaffna’s fishermen distress and torment suffered by but all Sri Lankans”. party – Fonseka Tamil people could have been avoid- by Norman ed. The EPDP had realized that the TNA MPs had begun to adopt an ami- Palihawadane able attitude towards the Government Cuba to provide The Common Candidate and had openly welcomed the realis- of the Opposition for the tic approaches of the EPDP. 30,000 litres of Bti forthcoming Presidential He said that the TNA MPs had polls, General (Retd) openly admitted their past errors and bacteria for aerial , yesterday were willing to take realistic stands. scoffed at UNP rebels who The EPDP was ready to have a dia- spraying demanded that someone logue with TNA on the issue of the by Dilanthi Jayamanne else from the UNP must be welfare of the Tamil speaking people. fielded and said that his The EPDP was of the view that it was The Cuban government will pro- zodiac signs were more useless to hanker after unobtainable vide thirty thousand litres of Bti bac- powerful and brighter than objects and it was utterly foolish to teria to Sri Lanka for aerial spraying in three areas of the Kandy District. all others so minor invite dangers through confrontation- The spokesman for the Health crossovers would not al politics and it was unforgivably Ministry said yesterday (07), that Bti change the final outcome of hypocritical to abuse politics for per- had been approved by the Pesticide his victory. sonal gains. Registration Office at the Department He said that people like of Agriculture, last week. S. B. Dissanayake, Bti will be given as a government and to government donation for aerial spraying which would commence in Azath Salley could Bogambara remand January 2010. He said that three areas crossover to the govern- in the Kandy District had been cho- ment side but such minor prisoners protest sen for the pilot project namely, members could not create Akurana, Gampola and the Kandy an effect as the majority of continue Municipality area. the opposition parties were Meanwhile, the spokesman said by Cyril Wimalasurendre with him. “The politicians that the number of Dengue cases this year escalated to over twenty-eight have a democratic right to KANDY - Remand prisoners on the thousand while the dengue deaths leave any party and join Bogambara Prison roof continued their from January till December rose to forces with another party. protest for the second day yesterday (07). They are demanding either bail or over three hundred. A majority of These are the political real- expediting trial of the cases, have now patients have been adults above the ities and we must expect age of forty. They usually take a UNP National Organiser S. B. Dissanayake who joined Government ranks yesterday announcing commenced a ‘Sathyagraha’ until a settle- such events,” he said. ment is made by Law Reforms Minister paracetamol or an aspirin for the his decision at a press conference held at Hotel Taj Samudra (Photo-Kamal Bogoda) fever to go down. He said that the Milinda Moragoda. drugs lessen the thickness of the These are nearly 55 remand prisoners blood. to join the ‘Sathyagraha,’ source said. The neglected virus causes Those on remand are suspects of dengue hemorrhagic fever and they Severe punishment for liquor consumption during pilgrimage cases related to drug offenses and posses- sion of firearms, according to sources. go into dengue shock. Nothing can be by Bingiriya Corr. tions to the police in this regard” said mize the crime wave in the country and done for the patient by then, he said. W. E. Jayathilake, Divisional Secretary Grama Niladharies should provide Another reason which led to the esca- “Those who consume liquor or pos- for Bingiriya. their fullest co-operation to the police lating number of dengue cases this sess liquor while going on pilgrimage He was addressing a meeting of to achieve desired results in this year was the genetic changes of the to Sri Pada would be punished severely. Grama Niladharies of the Kurunegala regard. Ten Grama Niladhari virus. Janaka Priyantha Bandara, district at the Bingiriya MMV. W. M. Somapala, the President of He said Singapore had faced a Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, He said that measures are now Bingiriya School Principals’ vacancies filled similar outbreak of dengue in 2007. has already issued necessary instruc- being taken by the government to mini- Association also spoke. by Kalutara Corr.

Ten Gramaseva Niladhari vacancies, in the Millaniya Divisional Secretariat Cache of arms and ammunition found More ready to area, have been filled by the Ministry of Home Affairs. by Cyril Wimalasurendre Nishantha Ratnasiri, PS 2484 PS 18799 Alahakoon, PS 45189 back Mahinda if… The new Abeyratne, PS 5897 Lalith, PC 1816 Dodangoda and appointments were KANDY - A cache of arms Karunanayake, PS 15029 Jagath, PC 2749 Subasiri. by Ifham Nizam common candidate,” given to two men and ammunition had been he said. and eight women. detected at a point in A set of proposals The UNP is the They were Pudukuduiruppu by a special focusing mainly on the worst communalist appointed after team of police personnel from problems faced by the party in the country. completion of the Kandy Police headquarters. minority communities It never promotes the The team headed by IP would be forwarded to minorities, he said. training course Yatawara, made the detection President “This is very conducted by on Saturday (05). Mahinda clear when one Kamani Puspalatha The explosives, including Rajapaksa short- considers how (an officer in- several suicide jackets were ly. If the the UNP leader charge of Training recovered from the premises of President accepts got rid of Grama Seva a training centre of LTTE sui- it, UNPers and minority mem- Officers). cide cadres at members from bers from the The Divisional Pudukuduiruppu. other political Mayoral posts.” Secretary of The raid was conducted on parties would Azath Salley said Millaniya information received by the back Mahinda that UNP leader Dhammika Central Province Anti Rajapaksa at the Rajapaksa and the Terrorism Operations Unit. Presidential election, still has time till 17th Deputy Secretary Among the arms and explo- former Colombo Mayor to field a candidate Wajira Liyanarathi sives recovered were ten pistols, Azath Salley said. from the UNP. participated. ninety bullets for the pistols, He told The Island After losing elec- twenty six sets of LTTE terrorist yesterday that a major- tions since 1994, they uniforms, ninety detonators, ity of the UNP, Tamil had some hopes twenty seven LTTE badges, twen- parties and other through S.B. ty seven LTTE caps, and several minorities would join Dissanayake. “We pre- spare parts for arms. hands to defeat dicted at the Press The raid was conducted on General Sarath Conference on Friday the direction of Senior DIG Fonseka at the presi- that he would be Gamini Navaratne, DIG (Central) dential polls. attacked at the UNP Pujith Jayasundera and Senior “This is a crucial convention but he did- SP Ranjith Kasthuriratna. juncture especially for n’t attend it. However, The team that made the the minorities of this ITN and Rupavahini detection included the chief of country and most of journalists were the Anti Terrorism Operation them don’t want to see attacked,” Salley Unit IP Sunil Yatawara, IP a communalist as a said.