Asgiriya Chief Prelate questions North CM’s demand

 Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Venerable Galagama Attadassi Thera

Monday, 1 June 2015

The Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Venerable Galagama Attadassi Thera, has questioned the demand by the Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran that the Army should be withdrawn from Jaffna.
The Venerable Galagama Attadassi Thera said that the Government must be wise when responding to such demands and ensure that Sri Lanka remains united under one National Flag.

The Chief Prelate said this when he met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who was on a visit to Kandy.
In response, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe noted that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) was working well with the new Government.

He recalled that some TNA members had even attended the Independence Day celebrations this year and this showed that the TNA accepted Sri Lanka’s Independence Day and also the military.
The Prime Minister said that while there maybe a few negative comments being made by some TNA members, in Parliament both the Government and the TNA have a good understanding.
Wickremesinghe also noted that the issue of returning land held by the military in the north to the civilians was still an issue.
However he said that land which the military did not require any more since the war was over was being returned to the rightful owners. (Colombo Gazette)