Colombo, Dec. 14 -- Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader MP Mano Ganesan, in a letter addressed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has sought a meeting with him to discuss disaster challenges facing the Malaiyaha (up-country) Sri Lankan community.

"At the outset, we wish to acknowledge and appreciate your decisive leadership during this exceptionally challenging period of national crisis.

As you are aware, residents of the hill country, particularly in the districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Matale and the surrounding areas, have been among the worst affected by the recent Ditwah disaster. The Malaiyaha community, which continues to register comparatively low and, in some sectors, negative human development indicators-espe...