One of the final places where the leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabhakaran lived, was destroyed by the Sri Lankan military after evacuating local residents in the surrounding area, last week.
What was a post-war tourist attraction for the people in the South and a site of remembrance for many people in the North, was destroyed with explosives last Thursday.
Until last week, the site was promoted, by the army, as an internal tourist attraction geared towards the Sinhalese. A vast majority of signs were only in Sinhalese and English. However, local correspondents told the BBC that the effect the use of the Prabhakaran's political ideals had in mobilising the Tamil electorate in the recent Northern Provincial Elections, had made authorities unsettled.
The destruction of the bunker occurred after a landslide electoral victory for the TNA, which saw the party campaign with an election pamphlet that featured the LTTE leader on its front page.
A military spokesman told the BBC that the tourism was only a temporary plan and that there was no reason to " keep the ghosts of terrorism" in the area for any longer.
The incident comes after the army voiced discontent over how the vote of the local people showed a lack of appreciation towards their involvement in the area.
What was a post-war tourist attraction for the people in the South and a site of remembrance for many people in the North, was destroyed with explosives last Thursday.
Until last week, the site was promoted, by the army, as an internal tourist attraction geared towards the Sinhalese. A vast majority of signs were only in Sinhalese and English. However, local correspondents told the BBC that the effect the use of the Prabhakaran's political ideals had in mobilising the Tamil electorate in the recent Northern Provincial Elections, had made authorities unsettled.
The destruction of the bunker occurred after a landslide electoral victory for the TNA, which saw the party campaign with an election pamphlet that featured the LTTE leader on its front page.
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| Front page of the TNA election pamphlet |
A military spokesman told the BBC that the tourism was only a temporary plan and that there was no reason to " keep the ghosts of terrorism" in the area for any longer.
The incident comes after the army voiced discontent over how the vote of the local people showed a lack of appreciation towards their involvement in the area.