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’Sir, don’t discount us as small change’: Vadivel tells Sajith, demands apology

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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Vadivel Suresh demanded an apology from Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa for failing to attend a meeting with estate workers in Madulsima recently. 

He made these comments while addressing a May Day rally in Badulla.
 
"Even to my own leader, I say this. Sir, don't discount us as small change. You didn't attend the estate workers' meeting in Madulsima. If you don't apologize to our people, there will be no Vadivel Suresh in this journey with the SJB," he said. 
 
In February, the SJB Parliamentarian decided to resign from all posts he held with the party, when Premadasa failed to attend a meeting organized by MP Suresh. He charged that Premadasa who claimed he was not well to attend the meeting organized by Suresh, was seen at a different meeting elsewhere.

Addressing estate workers, the MP also criticized the government and the President for failing to address issues faced by the estate workers. 

"The President is very talented, isn’t he? He got rid of petrol queues. Even last night he slashed fuel prices. I expected a message saying that he would have raised the wages of the estate workers, in the same vein," he said. 

MP Suresh charged that the government continued with the traditional discriminatory practices against the minorities.


  Comments - 10

  • Lanka love Monday, 01 May 2023 09:01 PM

    This is utterly a political immaturity and utter ignorance Sajth is trying to please so many people around him ....He thinks the more he moves towards minority the more he will be marginalized by majority..this politics of racial card may have been good in the past but now now ..Now human dignity and human respect is a must ..each one must be respected...what if an upcountry child become a big scientist like Abul Kalam who was a son of a fishman and yet he did a great job for India and so now race; religion or language; region or any ethnicity is not important..what is important is the richness of our Human resources? Let us now we all respect all Srilankans equally and let us respect put humanism and humanity above our narrow political ideology..let us see humanism and humanity live in Sri Lanka

    Jagath Monday, 01 May 2023 09:33 PM

    Indian estate Tamils are irrelevant in Sri Lanka. And their loyalty is to India even though India do not want them in their country. Even the proper Sri Lankan Tamils who live in Jaffna consider the estate Tamils as untrustworthy.

    Jagath Monday, 01 May 2023 09:33 PM

    Indian estate Tamils are irrelevant in Sri Lanka. And their loyalty is to India even though India do not want them in their country. Even the proper Sri Lankan Tamils who live in Jaffna consider the estate Tamils as untrustworthy.

    Truth Monday, 01 May 2023 10:18 PM

    That's an excuse to cross over and walk the talk

    Demuni de Silva Tuesday, 02 May 2023 04:54 AM

    You all are crying for workers now. What did you all, mainly S Thondaman (CWC) and Gamini Dissanayake (LJEWU) claimed to cease wages on Cost of living and instead claimed an immovable wage. Employees Federation instantly agreed. Wage computation on COL introduced by the British is not in existence now its repercussions are being experienced by the workers but you.

    Grace Tuesday, 02 May 2023 06:06 AM

    This man is finding a reason to stop supporting SJB. He has already received a suitcase full of m...y. I feel pity for the innocent estate workers.

    Joshua Tuesday, 02 May 2023 07:31 AM

    Now you can use that as an excuse and do a pole vault. None of you have any principles and no use for the estate people

    Citizen k Tuesday, 02 May 2023 07:40 AM

    Mr Suresh we have seen you change parties all the time so this is nothing new .

    Jude Tuesday, 02 May 2023 09:03 AM

    I reiterate, SJB leader a weak leader!! He thinks SLPP unpopular and so is SLFP and UNP then SJB will win at next elections!! He's sadly mistaken, hey NPP coming to power is inevitable!! The new dawn of the governance gonna be Socialism, yeah countries like UK and USA want to enforce Price Controls to counter companies gouging customers. The inflation very high apparently companies overcharging for products and services without a valid reason, they simply rip-off customers and that's not capitalism. And in the process making millions and billions of profits. That because businesses following GREEDFLATION yeah!! Governments want go back to Socialism yeah and it's the only solution for GREEDFLATION!!

    Man Tuesday, 02 May 2023 11:26 AM

    Sajith has done a mistake. So, he must apologize the people of Passara area, without delay. Mr. Vadiwel must be promised to attend a public meeting if and when the next election campaign to be started again.


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