The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya, yesterday rejected reports of the Ministry's involvement in the closure of the university.
"This claim is false. We did not produce such orders, we do not get involved in education affairs," the Uthayan quoting him as saying.
"The education ministry may have decided after discussing with the University administration," he added.
Also rejecting reports that the MoD had banned the commemoration of the dead Brig Wanigasooriya said,
"This claim is false. We did not produce such orders, we do not get involved in education affairs," the Uthayan quoting him as saying.
"The education ministry may have decided after discussing with the University administration," he added.
Also rejecting reports that the MoD had banned the commemoration of the dead Brig Wanigasooriya said,
“We did not issue such ban, there is no ban to commemorate the dead. No problem in remembering those died on May 18 in temples, but we cannot allow anyone to remember LTTE or any that worked with them,"