Northern Province Chief Minister , Wigneswaran in a press conference held yesterday in Colombo said, to resolve Tamil ethnic issue federal based Constitution is the only alternative. Self centered and selfish politicians cannot resolve people’ s problems. Hence, to resolve Tamil ethnic issue intellectuals from the North and South should initiate direct dialogue for the common benefit of the country. One should think why LTTE came into the forum ? Root cause for it should be clearly analysed and understood. If you analyse and find solutions for the root cause , LTTE won’t resurrect again. But people in the South concentrate on destroying LTTE and keep a check on their resurrection. They don’t think about the need to find a solution to the problem.
On question raised by the journalist about increasing violence in the North , Wigneswaran asked the journalist how it was possible for mischief makers to create violence in the North, when there are 150 ,000 Army and considerable police force operating? Army is searching for reasons to continue to stay in the North. People in the North strongly believes that AAVA group is the creation of Army with political backing . In May 2009 there was no drug smuggling , no drug used or violence in the North . But now you find all these things.
In reply to the question by journalist of his position regarding commemoration of Maveerar day, he said there is nothing wrong to remember death of a loved one or close relative who died. Kith and Kin of the death people observed this day with religious rites. Why you look this in a different manner? He asked the journalist.
People in the North look at the Army as an Army of occupation. They grab private lands, houses and property of ordinary people . Further they cultivate on fertile land captured from the people and sell the produce to them. People in the South should understand the real situation in the North and originate direct dialogue with the people in the North.
