A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
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Iranaitivu people demanded their resettlement and livelihoods at their own lands
19 April 2015
The people belonging to Iranaitivu have been living at “IranaiMatha” town. These people demanded their resettlement at Iranaitivu, which is their own land. They recently handed over a memorandum to the Government Agent of Killinochchi district in this regard.
183 families had been living at Iranaitivu village which is come under the Pooneryn District Secretariat in Killinochchi district. Iranaitivu village people had been uprooted from their own lands due to the military operation in 1992.
They, who lost their fishing equipment such as fishing nets, boats and cattle, were become as refugees. After they had been uprooted from their own lands, these people have been living as refugees for 23 years at Iranaimatha nagar.
Currently, 314 families are living there. Though some of these families were provided houses at Iranaimatha Nagar, they are unable to carry out their livelihoods. These demanded their resettlement in order to do fishing as their livelihoods at their own lands.
These people have been living at Iranaimatha Nagar as refugees with the hope of returning to their own lands one day, the people from their stated. They made known Prime Minister Ranil about their legitimate demand in his recent visit to North, they further added.
These people who stated that their lands are being occupied by the Sri Lankan military said that they have enough evidences for their residences at their own lands for years and years.
The people belonging to Iranaitivu have been living at “IranaiMatha” town. These people demanded their resettlement at Iranaitivu, which is their own land. They recently handed over a memorandum to the Government Agent of Killinochchi district in this regard.
183 families had been living at Iranaitivu village which is come under the Pooneryn District Secretariat in Killinochchi district. Iranaitivu village people had been uprooted from their own lands due to the military operation in 1992.
They, who lost their fishing equipment such as fishing nets, boats and cattle, were become as refugees. After they had been uprooted from their own lands, these people have been living as refugees for 23 years at Iranaimatha nagar.
Currently, 314 families are living there. Though some of these families were provided houses at Iranaimatha Nagar, they are unable to carry out their livelihoods. These demanded their resettlement in order to do fishing as their livelihoods at their own lands.
These people have been living at Iranaimatha Nagar as refugees with the hope of returning to their own lands one day, the people from their stated. They made known Prime Minister Ranil about their legitimate demand in his recent visit to North, they further added.
These people who stated that their lands are being occupied by the Sri Lankan military said that they have enough evidences for their residences at their own lands for years and years.


