The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar responded to remarks by Hon. V. S. Radhakrishnan, stating that constructive suggestions would be considered but rejecting allegations that the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme would ban cosmetics or impose blanket restrictions on three-wheelers. He emphasized close relations with India and said the Government’s objective is to build a “noble country,” with particular attention to upcountry communities and war-affected Tamils in the North and East as key participants in the programme.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, since my name was mentioned by Hon. V. S. Radhakrishnan, I must clarify. We are ready to take on board his good points. But some of the allegations are unfounded—for example, that we will ban cosmetics or impose blanket bans on three-wheelers under “Clean Sri Lanka.” That is incorrect; please correct that.
¶ 02 On India, we are clear and close in our relations, policy-wise and otherwise. Regarding a bridge and even Bharathiyar’s vision, our objective is to build a noble country. We are particularly attentive to the issues of the upcountry people and the war-affected Tamils of the North and East—key partners in “Clean Sri Lanka.” We will focus further and deliver benefits. Thank you.
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