Students of Jaffna University have been told to go home after notices were posted on the premises, saying that it will be closed until December 2, according to Colombo Gazette.
All universities in Sri Lanka had already been told to close for next week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, with reopening scheduled for the end of the summit. The longer closure of Jaffna University is thought to be related to the forthcoming Maveerar Naal, the Tamil Eelam Remembrance Day, where the fallen members of the armed movement are remembered.
Last year students commemorating the event were attacked by the Sri Lankan military and police, and increased security around universities in the Northeast was expected this year.
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