Sri Lankan government have plans to organize a mass wedding for those ex-LTTE cadres who are undergoing rehabilitation and have been living together. Speaking exclusively to All India Radio, Commissioner General Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe said that the date for the mass wedding has been tentatively fixed for 12th of June. "We will help them with their marriages so that they and their children would face no legal problems in the future.," Brig. Ranasinghe said. According to him approximately 25-30 such couples will be solemnizing their wedding on the day. These couples after marriage will be allowed to stay as a family unit in the rehabilitation camps.Out of 280,000 people who crossed over to the government-held areas in May 2009, about 11,000 had been identified as LTTE cadres and sent to rehabilitation centres, Brig.Ranasinghe said. He said most of the unmarried couples in rehabilitation centres have expressed their desire to tie the nuptial knot and they would be able to do so at a grand wedding attended by their near and dear ones. "We will do everything possible to help the rehabilitated youth lead a happy life," he said. "Ex-LTTE cadres have undergone vocational and mental fitness training as well," said Brig. Ranasinghe.He said over 2000 ex – LTTE cadres including 847 females, 253 children and 55 university students had already been released after rehabilitation and the total number of university students under rehabilitation was 148 including 51 females.
News On AIR | May 23, 2010 9:00 PM
Sri Lanka plans to organize mass wedding for rehabilitating ex-LTTE cadre