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The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Vanni· 22 May 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Teachers' Colleges Training Programme (Q.2/2025)

Education
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Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran asked the Prime Minister why Tamil-medium courses at the Vavuniya Teachers’ College had been discontinued since 2007. He sought clarification on whether the courses could be restarted and whether any obstacles prevent their resumption, noting that students in the area and elsewhere lack access to the college in Tamil medium.

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¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, since 2007 Tamil-medium courses have been stopped at the Vavuniya Teachers’ College. Students from that area and elsewhere have no opportunity to attend this Teachers’ College. Why was this done? Is there a possibility to restart them, or is there any issue in doing so?

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Hansard, Thursday, 22 May 2025 ·No. 1750307293077610 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24502