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EP Chief Minister will be named tommorrow
Thursday, 15 May 2008 - 8:40 PM SL Time
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The Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council will be named tomorrow. A special discussion in this regard was held this afternoon under the leadership of President Mahinda Rajapakse.
Speaking at the cabinet press briefing in Colombo this evening Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said with regard to the new Chief Minister what is important is not the individual but creating an environment where all communities can live freely. He firmly rejected UNP allegations that the government is creating racialism. He stressed that the aim of the government is to provide equal rights to all communities with Sri Lankan identity.
However rumors are spreading about appointing of the Chief Minister .According to the news reports TMVP Leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, is tipped to be appointed as the Eastern Province Chief Minister despite requests by Muslim ministers to appoint M.L.A.M. Hizbullah to the post.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa had, on Tuesday, contacted two senior Muslim ministers and told them that the controversy over demands that Mr. Hizbullah be made the Chief Minister should be resolved before his return to the country from Britain, scheduled for yesterday.
President Rajapaksa had also expressed his disappointment to the ministers over comments by Mr. Hizbullah to the effect that he was confident of being appointed to the post.
`The President told us to resolve the matter before his return to the country,` one of the ministers said, adding that the President had said he did not want to come home and face a disaster, with Hizbullah or the Muslim ministers. He had said that Pillayan was tipped to be appointed to the post.
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alwaysalion
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 15 May 2008 17:12:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Make them all chief ministers
Problem solved. |
saintclair
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 15 May 2008 18:42:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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| EP Chief Minister should be Tamils attached to all Tamils and Muslims including LTTE. |
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 15 May 2008 22:59:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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| It must be the choice of the electorates ina free and fair election and not of the president who is remote from the area and is already the leader of Sinhalese. |
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 16 May 2008 02:10:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Chief Minister will be named tommorrow
The big question is when is 'tomorrow'? Yesterday's tomorrow is today!
Reminds me of that sinhala cultural beleif about what is called the 'Baalagiri Doshey' and the notice saying 'ada novei heta' and that 'heta' never comes! Hope it's not the same for the CM post!
Edited By - Magnum357 - 16 May 2008 02:11:18 GMT |
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 16 May 2008 02:27:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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I propose to give equalt terms for both Muslims and Tamils
political parties. By doing that these communities will feel Muslims and Tamils can be live in harmony in future. |
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16 May 2008 11:15:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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EP Chief Minister should be Tamils attached to all Tamils and Muslims including LTTE.
Your wish came true.
It is Pillayan !
But, Hisbullah refused to cooperate with Pillayan. |
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 16 May 2008 14:01:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hisbullah does not have 'military clout', like Pillaiyan .. but he wants to be CM. (He likes to have a 'hand' in the disbursements of moneys/funds, positions & posts etc). Feel sure, these 'needs' could be accommodated ..
Let Pillaiyan 'maintain the PEACE' .. so necessary for Developmental Work in the Eastern Province to continue ..
Detach the 'Commercial' angle (of Developmental Programs) from Pillaiyan's control to a sufficient degree .. so that Hisbullah's 'needs' are met. (For instance Hisbullah could have prime 'say' in developmental works in Muslim areas).
Edited By - SenaM - 16 May 2008 14:08:21 GMT |
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