{"id":61732,"date":"2016-12-22T17:21:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T23:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=61732"},"modified":"2016-12-22T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T17:12:32","slug":"markham-signs-friendship-agreement-with-mullaitivu-northern-province-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/12\/22\/markham-signs-friendship-agreement-with-mullaitivu-northern-province-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Markham Signs Friendship Agreement with Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nihal Perera Toronto<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

This is how Tamil Diaspora and their supporters\u00a0are helping\u00a0anti-Sinhala\u00a0Tamil politicians like C.V. Wigneswaren in Sri Lanka to gain international recognition for their future homeland – Eelam..<\/p>\n

While our Sinhala politicians (of all\u00a0parties..),\u00a0are busy with their petty politics and in-fighting for power, perks, etc., Tamils and their supporters\u00a0are working relentlessly to advance their dream.\u00a0 The\u00a0Tamils to their credit, have exploited every opportunity, especially\u00a0by the Tamil Diaspora communities in the West, to advance their cause by using their propaganda through main-stream media and social media, etc.<\/p>\n

In the mean time, our diplomatic missions abroad (especially in Canada), seem utterly incapable of approaching the media, law makers, etc.,\u00a0to enlighten them with current positive steps taken by the GOSL to help ethnic minorities through on-going reconciliation efforts. One of the biggest weaknesses of any Sri Lankan government so far,\u00a0has been\u00a0its inability to use its foreign missions effectively to counter some of the very damaging and false propaganda carried out by the pro-LTTE forces, especially\u00a0in the West.\u00a0 Even the present regime which came to power promising to overhaul the missions and use it to counter Tamil propaganda effectively, has failed completely.\u00a0 And,\u00a0still keep sending their relatives and friends to the foreign missions\u00a0–\u00a0as nepotism\u00a0and corruptions continue\u00a0unabated –\u00a0as usual.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Sinhalese and their leaders\u00a0seem so far removed from the\u00a0reality, as they\u00a0seem\u00a0clueless, and ignorant of what’s happening, in or out\u00a0of the country.\u00a0 They have nobody to blame but themselves for their stupidity, and inherent\u00a0inability to see the big picture, as the country rapidly marches towards its destruction, thanks to our selfish, corrupted,\u00a0braindead leaders, and to\u00a0their equally na\u00efve and ignorant supporters.<\/p>\n

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Markham Signs Friendship Agreement with Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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MARKHAM, ON \u2013 December 21, 2016 \u2013<\/strong> On November 30, 2016, Markham City Council passed a motion to enter into an agreement of friendship with Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. This is the Mullaitivu\u2019s first friendship agreement with a Canadian municipality.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, January 14, 2017, the Honourable Justice C.V. Wigneswaran, Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council Jaffna, and City of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, will formally sign the agreement in Council Chambers at the Markham Civic Centre.<\/p>\n

Prior to the signing, the City of Markham’s Culture & Economic Development Department will host a business networking event. Approximately 80 to 100 Canadian Tamil business leaders will share information on how to do business in both Markham and in Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Markham is the most diverse municipality in the country, and our Tamil community has played an important role in our continued growth and prosperity,\u201d says Mayor Frank Scarpitti. Together, we have been developing strong economic and cultural connections with the greater Tamil community throughout Canada and South Asia. This agreement signals our continued commitment to the South Asian community and our shared economic growth and prosperity \u2013 in Canada and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The friendship agreement ceremony will be part of the City\u2019s annual Thai Pongal celebrations in 2017. Thai Pongal is a global Tamil celebration of the harvest and the new moon (New Year). This year’s Thai Pongal celebration is being organized by the Centre for Tamil Heritage and Culture and the City of Markham<\/p>\n

There are more than 30,000 Markham residents of Tamil origin,\u201d says Ward 7 Councillor Logan Kanapathi, the first Tamil-Canadian to be elected to any municipal council. For many years, they have been an integral part of every aspect of this community, from owning businesses to volunteering on boards to organizing cultural events. This friendship agreement strengthens the City\u2019s ties with the Tamil community as well as helping build an even stronger Markham. \u201d<\/p>\n

Mullaitivu is located in northeast Sri Lanka, and has a population of approximately 92,000.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti:<\/strong> fscarpitti@markham.ca<\/a><\/u> or 905.475.4872<\/a><\/p>\n

Media inquiries \/ interview requests:<\/strong> Corporate Communications, media@markham.ca<\/a><\/u> or 905.477.7000 x7548<\/a><\/p>\n

About Markham:<\/strong> Markham<\/a><\/u>, a municipality with 350,000 residents centrally located in the Greater Toronto area, is home to over 400 corporate head offices and more than 1,100 high tech and life science companies. Founded in the 1790s, today Markham is Canada\u2019s most diverse community, enjoys a rich heritage, outstanding community planning and services, and a vibrant local economy. Markham has received the Excellence Canada Gold Award for Organizational Quality & Healthy Workplace, and multiple heritage and environmental awards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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