{"id":165314,"date":"2016-07-17T15:21:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T09:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=165314"},"modified":"2016-07-18T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T18:30:15","slug":"jaffna-university-teachers-union-condemns-student-clash-assures-cultural-rights-of-all-will-be-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jaffna-university-teachers-union-condemns-student-clash-assures-cultural-rights-of-all-will-be-protected\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaffna University Teachers Union Condemns Student Clash, Assures Cultural Rights Of All Will Be Protected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Jaffna+University+Teachers\u2019+Association&amp;x=9&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jaffna University Teachers\u2019 Association<\/span><\/a> (UJTA) while condemning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jaffna-university-science-faculty-closed-following-ethnic-clash\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the clash between the Sinhalese and Tamil students<\/span><\/a> on Saturday, has called on students, staff, employees and administrators of all the universities in the country, including the Jaffna University, to work towards keeping the university space free of violence and cultural intolerance and creating harmony and solidarity among student groups.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-jaffna-student-brawl-mutual-coexistence-as-the-only-path-forward\/jaffna-students-clash-picture-via-https-twitter-comuthayashalin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-165293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-165293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Jaffna-students-clash-picture-via-https-twitter.comuthayashalin.jpg\" alt=\"Jaffna students' clash picture via https-::twitter.com:uthayashalin\" width=\"639\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Jaffna-students-clash-picture-via-https-twitter.comuthayashalin.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Jaffna-students-clash-picture-via-https-twitter.comuthayashalin-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo via twitter.com\/uthayashalin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued today, the Association\u2019s Secretary S. Sivakanthan expressed the association\u2019s dismay over the violent incident that occurred on July 16, at the Faculty of Science, and emphasized that the association recognizes that the University of Jaffna and all the other universities in the country are multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The UJTA also expressed it\u2019s deep worry about the recent clash among the students at the faculty of the University of Jaffna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe unequivocally condemn all the students who were involved in this clash. We would like to assure the people of the country that we will take every necessary step to protect the cultural rights of each student community at our university and bring about unity among the different student groups,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile\u00a0Jaffna University Science Teachers\u2019 Union (JUSTA) has yesterday said:\u00a0\u201cSome unwanted incidents related to the freshers\u2019 welcome party led to violent clashes among the Students today. Some students were injured and are being treated in the hospital. As a result, the Science Faculty is closed to the students and all the students are returning to their homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn the violent actions of some of the students. 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