Land Ministry's action would hinder the peace efforts
"The proposed mobile service of the Ministry of Lands to be conducted by the Minister of lands Dr. Rajita Senaratna at Seruvila in Trincomalee District would cause hindrances to the peace efforts" stated a report from the District Political Head Quarters of the LTTE in Trincomalee.
The reports further says, "this type of land enumeration during a time of peace negotiations is a matter for serious concern and is highly condemnable. Similar arrangements were made a few months ago to attend to land distributions and to problems related to lands in Mutur and Trincomalee and dates for those services were announced. Following a protest made by the LTTE, those services fixed for Trincomalee and Mutur were dropped. Land has been the root cause of the Tamil national problem. The LTTE always protested against mobile services in connection with land distribution especially at a time preceding peace negotiations to resolve the Tamil national problem that includes the subject of land. The Seruvila division constitutes Eechalampattai, Upooral, Cheenanveli, Kantalai Tamil Division, Peraru Tamil Division, Pankulam, Vepankulam and Panankaddi Murippu. The Minister of Lands Dr. Rajitha Senaratna's decision once again to conduct a mobile service at Kantalai Divisional Secretariat to attend to land problems and land distribution for the Seruvila constituency would certainly be detrimental to peace endeavors."
21 December 2003
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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