Government officials have denied allegations of land seizures by security forces, after protests by the TNA and other Tamil political groups in the North-East.
The Government Agent of Kilinochchi, Roopavathi Ketheeswaran said there was no truth in the allegations.
“There are no such things happening here. Most of such claimed lands were earlier occupied by the LTTE and the military has a safety assurance process. Those will be handed back to the rightful owners shortly,” she told The Nation.
The TNA is currently collecting details and statistics of lands that have been forcibly taken from Tamil residents by security forces.
“This is a very sensitive issue. There are thousands of people who are unable to return to their lands because they have been taken over by the security forces,” said Mavai Senathirajah of the TNA.
The TNA warned it will write to the UN Human Rights Council about the issue and it will hold a protest near Murugandi Temple in the Vanni on Monday.
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