The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP S Sritharan said the Sri Lankan military had recently occupied 35 acres of privately owned land in Kilinochchi.
In a letter to the Northern province chief minister, C V Wigneswaran, Mr Sritharan called for immediate action to the stop the occupation.
The land is situated by the Neththili river in Kilinochchi, by the main road connecting Paranthan to Mullaitivu.
A copy of the letter was also sent to the provincial education minister, Mr Gurukularajah, the district secretaries for Kilinochchi and Kandavali, and the Grama Nilayadari of Tharumapuram.
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