NPC Councillor interviewed after Nayinaa-theevu fact finding mission
Channel: TamilNet
Date: 06/04/2016

Northern Provincial Council member Vinthan Kanagaratnam talks to TamilNet after conducting a fact-finding mission with fellow councillor  to Nayinaa-theevu on 31 March. The findings reveal people living in fear of reprisal from the occupying Sinhala navy, Buddhist monk refusing to adhere to local and provincial governance, Colombo ministers under Maithiripala and Ranil backing the controversial 61-feet Buddha statue, which is conceived as a dominating symbol over the 7 islands and manipulations by SLN, SL Colonial Governor and the Buddhist monk attempting to extract consent from the native villagers against their will to the construction of the controversial Buddha statue. Full story: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=38215