The Northern Provincial Council (NPC) adopted a resolution today against the Sinhala colonisation taking place in the North-East.
The resolution was tabled by NPC councillor T Raviharan, and outlined that 29,311 acres of land had been forcibly appropriated from the Tamil people for illegal settlements.
Speaking to Sri Lankan press, Raviharan further outlined that the illegal colonisation and land appropriation was an attempt to change the ethnic make up of the North-East.
The resolution was tabled by NPC councillor T Raviharan, and outlined that 29,311 acres of land had been forcibly appropriated from the Tamil people for illegal settlements.
Speaking to Sri Lankan press, Raviharan further outlined that the illegal colonisation and land appropriation was an attempt to change the ethnic make up of the North-East.