Despite a recent announcement by the head of Sri Lankan Army in Jaffna, that armed personnel would not enter inside the premises of the University of Jaffna, two armed, uniformed soldiers were seen inside the university grounds today, reported the Uthayan.
According to the paper, the two soldiers were seen at 2.30pm walking around the memorial in front of the Kailaasabathi Hall.
When questioned by university staff, the two soldiers reportedly said that they were instructed to come by their seniors. They left shortly afterwards.
Last month on the 27th and 28th, coinciding with Tamil remembrance day, or Maaveerar Naal, armed soldiers entered the premises without permission, despite the university being closed to students with teaching being suspended.