http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/03/13/news32.asp


Govt committed to uplift living standards of rehabilitated LTTEers
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne yesterday said that the government is committed
to uplift the living standards of the rehabilitated ex- LTTE cadres.
He said that the international community failed in understanding the
government’s policy on former LTTE cadres though much has been done for their
rehabilitation by the government.
A
former LTTE combatant hands over the scroll containing the letter to Prime
Minister D.M. Jayaratne at the Sri Dalada Maligawa. Rehabilitation and Prisons
Reforms Minister Chandrasiri Gajadheera, Central Province Chief Minister Sarath
Ekanayake, Deputy Minister Abdul Cader and Rehabilitation Commissioner General
Brigadier Darshana Hettiarachchi were also
present.
“We regret that the international community has not given much focus on
government’s policy on former LTTE cadres,” he said.
The Prime Minister was speaking after a meeting with a contingent of 384
former LTTE cadres at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy yesterday.
They are being rehabilitated at the Senapura Rehabilitation centre,
Welikanda.
It is hilarious that some Western countries are acting as though blind though
the government has done many things to reintegrate former LTTE cadres into
society after a rehabilitation drive. These rehabilitated former LTTE cadres who
are on a four day familiarization tour in many parts of the country yesterday
handed over a special letter to Prime Minister at the Sri Dalada Maligawa
yesterday.
The rehabilitated members said that international intervention in Sri Lanka
is a threat to the country’s sovereignty and democratic norms and practices.
They said in their letter that they are prepared to support the government’s
development drive. They said that the Sinhalese community has faith in them and
that was manifested during their visits to many areas in the South.
The Prime Minister also opened a painting exhibition by these rehabilitated
youths at the Bauddha Mandiraya in the Maligawa premises
The youths paid their homage to the Temple of Tooth Relic after handing over
the letter to Prime Minister. Rehabilitation and Prisons Reforms Minister
Chandrasiri Gajadheera, Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake, Deputy
Minister Abdul Cader and Rehabilitation Commissioner General Brigadier Darshana
Hettiarachchi were also present.