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By Indika Sri Aravinda


Samurdhi official around the island sent telegrams to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Economic development Minister Basil Rajapaka today requesting them to accelerate the pension scheme of Samurdhi officials.

The General Secretary of the Joint Samurdhi trade union alliance, Sunil Subasinghe said 24,500 Samurdhi officials around the island sent telegrams to the President and Minister Basil Rajapaksa asking them to accelerate the pension scheme as the officials had sacrificed a lot to bring the government into power. (Daily Mirror online)

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  • malkanthi Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:16 AM

    A commitment was given that Samurdhi personnel are entitled to pension. Surely none of them are in the retirement age in order to speed up!! May be too tired of election campaigns.

    CP Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:17 AM

    Oh I thought they have sent the telegrams over re-oppinting Mervyn

    pps Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:26 AM

    Whats the address

    Defender Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:27 AM

    This is like that protester on a Pole, recently.
    Foly people.

    sham Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:52 AM

    Yeah, everybody have forgotten about that incident

    Namali Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:08 PM

    These idiots do nothing but political work and at the end of day they are demanding a pension from taxpayers!!!

    Smart Aleck Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:25 PM

    Let a Samurdhi Pensions Bill be rushed through in Parliament as an "Urgent Bill in the National Interest" to satisfy these political stooges. Ha! Ha!

    Upul Gunawardena Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:29 PM

    If they wanted a quick response they should have sent the telegram to Dr. Mervin Silva instead of the President and his brother.

    Wasantha Thursday, 16 September 2010 01:15 PM

    How do they got to know the US address of MR. Considering the postage cost they should have sent it before MR left to US.

    gamaya Thursday, 16 September 2010 01:16 PM

    I thought Samurdhi officers are appointed as welfare officers and not as political foot soldiers........................

    Chamila Friday, 17 September 2010 02:58 AM

    Ohh..... Good move.... more income to the postal department. nothing else will happen.


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