Sri Lanka’s government has withdrawn police protection given to certain members of the Northern Provincial Council as of 27th November.
Protection given to Northern Provincial Council members Ananthi Sasitharan, Vinthan Kanagarathinam, P Kajatheepen S Sukirtha and S Thavarajah were removed after Maaveerar Naal learns Tamil Guardian.
The NPC members where initially given two armed personnel as security guards.
The Northern Provincial Council Chairman CVK Sivagnanam says he wrote a letter to the Inspector General of Police requesting that the Northern Provincial Council members that previously had protection are reinstated with their original protection services.
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