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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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, April 28, 2017
TUs criticize SF’s appointment
2017-04-28
A move to appoint Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as the Army Commander or
the Overall commander for two years, claiming to instill discipline in
the country was highly criticized by several leading state trade unions
including the GMOA, teachers’ unions and labour unions.
“We were forced to go for an alliance with all trade unions with the
government’s decision to appoint Sarath Fonseka to discipline the
country,” they said.
The trade union alliance said the government had strengthened the TUs by
moving their pawn Fonseka to the battlefield which gave them more
courage to get together and reverse the government policy on SAITM and
other efforts to privatize state education.
Addressing a media conference held in Colombo, GMOA Additional Secretary
Dr. Haritha Aluthge said the association had discussions with most of
the key TUs in the country to work towards defeating what it called the
government’s alleged double standards over private education
institutions.
“It is the government that powered TUs toward this major move.
Authorities will witness a series of protests and several other trade
union actions paralyzing the country’s whole sectors. All trade unions
have agreed unconditionally to support us to ensure the country’s
education,” he said. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)