Former minister E.L.B. Hurulle passed away this( 06.04.2009 ) evening.
In 1965, Mr. Hurulle became the Minister of Transport and it was he who introduced diesel replacing steam locomotives. He also the record for ordering the country's first jet plane the Trident. He was appointed Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1977. Mr. Hurulle has been Governor of the Central Province. Governor of the North Central Province and High Commissioner to Australia.
Meher Mohammed Khalil, the driver of the coach that drove the Sri Lankan cricket team to the safety of the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on March 3, 2009 when it came under terrorist fire arrived in Sri Lanka last evening.
Kahlai and his wife were hosted to lunch yesterday by the Sri Lanka Consul General Sidath Kumar who later saw them off at the Airport. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (ANCL) Ltd invited him for a week long holiday in Sri Lanka as soon as it received the news of Khalil’s selfless act of heroism.
This visit was also facilitated by the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo and the Sri Lankan High Commission in Islamabad. High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody held a reception in honour of Khalil on March 20 on which date, he was also given the travel documents to visit Sri Lanka. Khalil will be felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket this morning and Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge is expected to host a dinner to him.
This afternoon he will visit the ANCL (Lake House.) The Pakistan High Commission has also organized a reception at the High Commission He will also be hosted by the Organization of Professional Associations. Entire traveling and accommodation of the Khalil family in Sri Lanka is provided by Aitken Spence Travels Ltd.
Sports Minister Lokuge has also pledged to give him a cash award of US $ 5,000. Chairperson, Telecom and Mobitel Sri Lanka Leisha de Silva Chandrasena has also pledged Mohammad Khalil an award of US $ 5,000. During his stay he will visit several places of tourist interest.
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| Written by Administrator |
| Monday, 06 April 2009 00:00 |
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Around 3000 Sri Lankans of Australian origin gathered in front of the Victorian Parliament today and demanded that the LTTE should give up attempting to survive behind a civilian shield. Their slogans and placards sent a message to the Australian governments about the strength of the anti-LTTE forces in Australia .The orderly manner in which they conducted the demonstration against the LTTE atrocities won the hearts of the Melbournians.
The demonstration was held from 10 am to 12 .45 and with the colorful sea of Sri Lankan flags the crowd chanted that they are for a unified one nation where all Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Burghers, Malays and all others should live together and they will never allow the country to be divided according to ethnicity. They vowed that they will do everything to convey their concerns about Australia not banning the LTTE under the Criminal code and allowing LTTE flags and portrait of a wanted criminal, Prabhakaran being exhibited in the streets of Australia, Australia should act urgently to stop the Australian funds channeled to the LTTE. The main theme of the well attended demonstration was that LTTE should allow the forcibly kept Tamil civilians to move freely and join the mainstream Sri Lankans instead of LTTE surviving like parasites. Mr Telmo Languiller . Victorian MP who addressed the crowd was hopeful that the crisis will be resolved and a political solution will have to be sought. But, he said that it is the view of everybody that LTTE must free the civilians unconditionally. He also mentioned that on his visit to Sri Lanka he met representatives of all ethnic groups and he is confident that peace will come Sri Lanka’s way. Several community leaders and organizer of the demonstration addressed the gathering including Dr Jayasuriya of SPUR and they all stressed that Australia and the West should realize the danger of the LTTE to the democratic system and must send a strong signal to the LTTE and their fronts and especially Australia to free the Tamil civilians on whom the battered LTTE now survive. Soon after the conclusions of the proceedings a vehicle exhibiting a large LTTE flag provokingly came towards the demonstration leading to an ugly incident.It is also reported that young pro-LTTE ruffians living in Melbourne, the followers of toothless terrorist Prabhakaran attacked two young participants who were returning home. In some of the suburbs of Melbourne the followers of the toothless Tiger were seen roaming around in cars carrying LTTE terrorist flag until the late evening . Many Melbournians commented how the Tiger cubs in Australia are desperate and how tragic is their urge to act like terrorists reminding the violence of unruly pro-LTTE gangs in France and Canada. |
Tiger supremo, Pirabhaharan’s son, Charles Anthony Pirabhaharan (24) alias Dhanasekaran in the LTTE outfit has been confirmed injured during the most recent offensives in Puthukkudiyiruppu, according to Military Intelligence and other technical sources.
