Secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile Union Bala Tampoe has called for a struggle by the working class to demand the LTTE and the government to immediate halt their bombing attacks.He said the country was facing Tiger terrorism as well as state terrorism of Mahinda Rajapaksa, and added that the LTTE's bomb attacks as well as the government's aerial bombing of the north should end.
Speaking at a May Day rally in Colombo yesterday (May 01st), Mr. Tampoe said the government should take steps without delay to cut down on its wasteful expenditure, eliminate corruption and spend the massive amount of money being wasted on the meaningless war for the welfare of the working people.
The event was organized by the Joint Trade Union Alliance, which has its membership in the CMU, the United Labour Union, the Lanka Bank Employees Union, the Republican Health Services Union and the Movement against Media Repression.
Their May Day procession began from the CMU headquarters at Colpetty and culminated at Hyde Park where the rally was held.
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