Every Tamil with connections should use their good offices for the betterment of the Tamil people not for your personal gains. He listed out the various instances where redresses were obtained by working together with the government. The examples varied from providing education facilities to former militants at Ratmalana Hindu College, Renovating access facilities to Thiruketheeswaram temple, agreement to open an engineering faculty in Jaffna etc.  He paid compliments to the Governor of the Northern Province for the excellent work done. He pointed out that working with the government does not necessarily mean that we should be submissive to every situation.

He says we should all look forward to an environment where we could speak out when ever necessary and where ever possible we should participate in governance. He spelt out many instances in his life where he stood up for what is right and he was happy that his stand was vindicated at times even at personal peril to him. He felt that good points which were incorporated in the Vaddukodai resolution and Oslo agreement should not be dropped whole sale but could be brought to the notice of the President in an appropriate manner. He also mentioned that we should avoid the segregation of Tamils as Northern, Eastern, Colombo and Up country Tamils but we should be known as Sri Lankan Tamils.

Mr.K.Neelakandan, Attorney-at-Law, Partner , Murugesu & Neelakandan, Hony. Secretary, All Ceylon Hindu Congress, Deputy Chairman of George Steuart & Co. Ltd, one of the oldest mercantile firms in Sri Lanka