
Tamil National Uprising in Batticaloa
Following the footsteps of Vavuniya, the Tamil National Uprising had its conference in Batticaloa on Tuesday 2 August 2005. Over 5,000 delegates representing Civilian Based Organisations in Batticaloa converged at the Batticaloa Hindu College grounds.
Religious Heads of Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Budhdhist faiths participated in the conference and conveyed their blessings and solidarity to the success of the conference. The proclamation made in Vavuniya last week was read over and endorsed by the delegates in the Batticaloa conference presided over by Batticaloa District Parliamentarian Mr.Joseph Pararajasingham. 
Rev. Fr.Joseph Mary, Ven. Yogananda Sharma, Ven. Ampitiya Sumanaratna Thero from the Budhdhist Shrine Mangalaramaya, Batticaloa Parliamentarians P.Ariyanendran, S.Jeyanandamoorthy, T.Kanagasabai, Ms.K.Thangeswary, Govt Agent Mr.V.Shanmugam were among those who attended the conference. 
Proclamation calling for the occupying military to leave the Tamil Homeland and allow the Tamil people determine their own political fate, were re-endorsed by the conference in which intellectuals, academics and professionals submitted working papers on Tamil self determination and self rule.
03 August 2005
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