Legal obstacles prevent Pillayan from taking oaths

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Legal obstacles prevented Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP) Leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan from taking oaths as a minister in Kandy yesterday.

A source close to Pillayan said that he could not secure legal clearance to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

However, a spokesman for Pillayan said that he is still expected to receive the post once he is cleared to meet the President and accept the documents.

Pillayan, who is currently in remand prison, contested the just concluded General Election in the East on the TMVP ticket and secured a seat in Parliament. He had been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony in Kandy yesterday to accept a Ministerial post.

According to sources, discussions were underway to seek legal clearance for Pillayan to attend the ceremony in Kandy today but he failed to secure the clearance.

Pillayan is currently in remand over the murder of former Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham.

The Attorney General had indicted Pillayan with 06 other persons in the High Court of Batticaloa for offences committed under Sections 32, 102, 113[b], 140 & 146 of the Penal Code read with Section 2[1][a] , 2[i] & 3[b] of the Prevention of Terrorism [Temporary Provisions] Act No. 48 of 1979 as amended by Act No. 10 of 1982 and Act No. 22 of 1988 in connection with the killing of former Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District Joseph Pararajasingham. (Easwaran Rutnam)

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Comments - 21

Sokrates Thursday, 13 August 2020 10:10 AM

As long as we have war criminals as president and prime minister, why not also have a Tamil war criminal as minister?

ChanakaJ Thursday, 13 August 2020 10:47 AM

Pillayan is charged in connection with murder and terrorism charges, whereas our President put an end to a terrorist organisation trying to grab our country!

Jeeves Thursday, 13 August 2020 10:49 AM

Should a prisoner be contesting in the first place?

Hitang Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:14 PM

You mean convicted criminal?

Jude Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:17 AM

This guy should get the newly created portfolio, YEAH, Minister of Terrorism !! And he's Well-versed about the subject !!

Chitura Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:40 AM

Chanaka, MR used the same sources: murder and terrorism, but he never stood trial for it. They all are war criminals, on both sides. And both will rule our country. Sri Lanka will be considered as a lost orphan in the whole world and China will adopt us

Roshanaly Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:49 AM

Election Commissioner should't have allowed Pillayan to contest.

Clau Eri Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:52 AM

How the election commissioner allowed the prisoner to contest the election?

Sando Thursday, 13 August 2020 11:52 AM

The problem created by Tamils Tigers against our Country. U.S too previously.....endorsed the LTTE.

Gayan Abeysinghe Thursday, 13 August 2020 12:06 PM

A self confessed murderer should not enter Sri Lanka Parliament.

Vithyaban Thursday, 13 August 2020 12:32 PM

The country has to accept that Pillayan has got the most preference votes in the Eastern province. He was backed up by the Eastern Tamils.

Samson Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:22 PM

Why is Gota giving portfolios to suspects and convicted in serious cases. There are enough clean people.

ranjit Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:41 PM

presidential pardon is on its way for him

S.H.Moulana Thursday, 13 August 2020 04:21 PM

What a joke while we are wondering how such people enter parliament, now he is going to be a minister! This is possible only in Sri Lanka!!

Karanm Sinna Thursday, 13 August 2020 04:59 PM

Please release him soon to become a minister of this country! We need strong people like him. I am sure that he will be a future president of Siri Lanka! We will support him. God bless him!!

Triple X Thursday, 13 August 2020 08:59 PM

Banana County going Banaana.

Don Thursday, 13 August 2020 09:08 PM

Pillayan is better choice than MS or other former Ministers for Rajapaksa regime.

Thor Friday, 14 August 2020 06:54 AM

Kisi avulak nehe, ape Ali Sabry innawa ne!!!

Thor Friday, 14 August 2020 07:01 AM

My dear Samson, it's elementary- Gota falls into the same catagory, no?

John Peter Friday, 14 August 2020 07:26 AM

How come the other guy from South proven to be guilty and given death penalty is able to take oaths and enter parliament too but not Pillaiyan not proven guilty yet but just accused.

John Peter Friday, 14 August 2020 09:03 AM

I talking about. Convicted Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara

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