THE GRIEVANCES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH AND EAST.-A letter from V. Ananadasangaree to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa,

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa,
President of Sri Lanka,
Colombo-03

Your Excellency,

THE GRIEVANCES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH AND EAST.

While appreciating and thanking you for the action taken by your Ministers and officials on your orders, during your absence, to meet the urgent requirements of the people, due to their displacement and closure of the A-9 Road. I kindly request you to take immediate action for the matters referred to here.

First of all action should be taken without delay to open the A-9 Road. But before opening this road assurance should be obtained from the L.T.T.E. that no more tax will be levied on goods that are taken across and no toll for the vehicles and passengers. The passengers should be allowed to go in and come out and without being subjected to extortion and abduction.

The A-9 Road remained closed for many years and was re-opened after the C.F.A was signed. During that period all schools functioned. It is obvious as to who is behind boycott of schools by the students who make it conditional for the opening of the A-9 Road, for them to call off the boycott. The students and the Teachers should be warned that all sessions missed should be covered by extra sessions during the weekends too. Please do every thing possible to save the children’s education.

There is an acute shortage of food items in the East and essential items both in the North and the East. Please make arrangements for the supply of such items without delay and to the North such items could be airlifted.

Parents of students attending various institutions like the University, Teachers Colleges and Technical Colleges are worried of the security and food problems of their children. The authorities may be requested to look after their security and food and also to give priority treatment in transporting by ship to enable them to return to their parents.
Arrangements should be made for the Government servants who are on leave and stranded to be paid a percentage of their salary by the local office and could be recovered when they assume office at their respective offices.

Kindly give due consideration for my request.

Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,

V. Ananadasangaree,
President - T.U.L.F