President meets Tamil MPs from North and East: Discusses burning issues

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met MPs representing the Tamil community from the North and East, on Thursday (21), at the Presidential Secretariat.The discussions focused on land rights in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, the implementation of laws related to resettlement and reconciliation, and the challenges faced by Sri Lankans in refugee camps in India. Additionally, numerous issues concerning district development in the Northern and Eastern Provinces were addressed.

The Members of Parliament from the Northern and Eastern Provinces, namely R. Sampanthan, S. Rasamanickam, G. Karunakaran, T. Kalai Arasan and Kulasingham Dileepan, were in attendance. Other notable figures present at the meeting included Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, State Minister for Higher Education Dr. Suren Raghavan, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake, Justice and Prison Reforms Ministry Secretary Wasantha Perera, Defence Ministry Secretary General (retd.) Kamal Gunaratne, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardena, Secretary of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation R.M.C.M. Herath, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Lands H.M.P.B. Herath, as well as heads of institutions related to the reconciliation process.