PNM against disarming Pillayan group

The Patriotic National Movement yesterday said disarming the Pillayan faction at this moment would make them targets of the LTTE and prevent the group from entering the democratic process.

Wimal Weerawansa told a press conference at the Library Services and Documentation Board Auditorium that the recent call to disarm them at this moment without helping them enter the democratic mainstream was a move against Tamils' aspirations.

He said certain elements are calling for the disarming of the group which would definitely result in them falling prey to LTTE.

The Government should encourage them to enter mainstream politics by giving the necessary impetus and gradually instilling in them faith in the democratic process. "We cannot disregard the fact that the Pillayan group is under the threat of LTTE. No other party engaged in democratic politics has faced a threat of such magnitude as the Pillayan group," Weerawansa said.

Referring to the forthcoming Provincial Councils Election, he said the Government has failed to conduct a census in the province which consisted of territories forcefully held by LTTE terrorists over a decade, before the Election was announced.

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