TULF hails move by President to visit Jaffna

The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) said that the country as a whole applauded the good gesture of President Maithiripala Srisena of ignoring protocol and travelling without any Minister to Jaffna to convey his sympathies to the family of the girl who was raped and killed recently.

TULF Secretary General V. Anandasangaree said that the incident helped the people to identify President Maithiripala Srisena as the trustworthy person in whom the Sri Lankan people can have faith and confidence.

“Above all, the assurance the President gave the schoolgirls at Vembady and the offer of some assistance to the victim’s family justifies my stand,” he added.

Anandasangaree said that the rape and murder of the girl was perhaps the most heinous crime ever committed in Sri Lanka during the past several years. (Colombo Gazette)