The new government under President Maithripala Sirisena has not done anything to alleviate the grievances of Tamil people, including on political prisoners, and resettling internally displaced persons, Batticaloa’s TNA MP P Ariyanenthiran charged.
Speaking at an event in Kaluthaivalai, the MP said the current government pledged to solve the humanitarian problems of the people in the North-East, before coming into power, but that the Tamil political prisoners are still in detention.
"The relatives of those political prisoners have pinned their hopes on the new Government. But the Government has not done anything within its 100 days programme to alleviate their grievances such as the releasing of Tamil political prisoners, finding the disappeared persons and resettling the Internally Displaced Persons," Mr Ariyanenthiran said.
The MP also expressed his disdain at the increase in alcoholism and drug addiction in the Batticaloa district.