An open letter to the President Mahinda Rajapaksha
By V. Anandasangaree
(August 05, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) I am really shocked and surprised at the news of the arrest of Mr. Nagalingam Vethanayagan Government Agent of Kilinochchi. Mr. Vethanayagan although not known to me very closely, had a very good reputation when he served as Divisional Secretary at various stations within the Jaffna District. He was a duty conscious officer and very hard working.
I wish to draw your attention to the shabby treatment given to public servants who served in LTTE held areas. Not a single public servant served in Kilinochchi or Mullaitheevu on his choice. I know of several officers who got at very high influential people and got their transfers cancelled. Many who failed to get their transfers cancelled or vacated post and some such persons left the country for good. The public servant who served in these areas had free access to their head offices and homes. It is now shocking to see these officers arrested like criminals and detained. I am still not convinced of the treatment given to the three Doctors who saved the lives of thousands of IDP persons in Mullivaikal. The situation faced by the public servants working in LTTE held areas was exactly similar to the one they are facing in this Government. Every one had to dance to the tune of the LTTE. What action did the Government take when a public officer on transfer orders to Mullaitheevu or Kilinochchi protested against the posting in LTTE held areas. The Government did not help them.
Your Excellency please accept my advice and stop saying that they are arrested and detained because what ever wrong they did, if any, were done on the orders of the LTTE and out of fear. They cannot be held responsible for even any crime committed on the orders of the LTTE. I have no objection to the Government taking any one to clarify facts or to get some information but not as a criminal. At this rate the Government will soon lose its credibility. Hence please release the Government Agent Mr. Vethanayagan and summon him to get any information. Let no one feel that public servants in Vanni are treated as LTTE suspects or criminals. Please don’t cause panic to an officer who is very capable and could be used for good work for many more years, to serve the people.
-Sri Lanka Guardian
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By Sri Lanka Guardian • August 05, 2009 • • Comments : 1
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Mr. Anandasagree is making a case on behalf of some government servants served in LTTE controlled areas are un-reasonable. These public servants are presumed were subject to inhuman treatment in the hands of LTTE and had to conduct many ways un-becoming of a public servant. But if they did use their office willfully to support LTTE activities in the area, did not pass the true information to the government they have breached the oath of public office and have to be dealt with. Settlement of the war was delayed because of bogus propaganda purported to have been given by public servants who were serving in these areas. Particularly highest public officer GA who served in this area, if he has not informed the weapons arsenal of the LTTE, and have diverted funds directed to civilian rule to terrorist hands this have to be looked in to. There is no record that these people are above board and informed the government of the LTTE activities in respective areas. If Mr. Anandasangaree is taking an unreasonable stand on this issue, he might damage all the good work he has done so far.
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