Election Commission Directed Jaffna University to Avoid a Forum to Discuss Constitutional Assembly Interim Report

A discussion on a new Constitution, organized by the ‘Thamil Makkal Peravai’ (Tamil People’s Forum), a civil organisation backed by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran, was  scheduled to be held yesterday  at Jaffna University with the participation of the Chief Minister and Jaffna University lecturers.

The Election Commission on receipt of a complaint has directed the University authorities to stop the discussion on the basis, that it is likely to benefit certain parties and disadvantageous to others at the upcoming Local Government polls.

Following the directive given, the Arts Faculty Dean has been asked to cancel the programme and arrange it somewhere else outside the University.