Is the Palaly airport expansion development or a land grab? Gajendrakumar raises concerns

Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP)-led government is coming under criticism over plans to expand Palaly International Airport, with Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam accusing the government of using the language of “development” to pursue the acquisition of thousands of acres of Tamil-owned land in the Valikamam North region.