Sri Lanka's state minister of defence, Ruwan Wijewardene, this week accused Tamil politicians of "false allegations", after concerns were raised about the high number of unexplained deaths among former LTTE cadres who had undergone the government's 'rehabilitation' programme.
The alarming number of deaths prompted calls for an independent inquiry into the deaths involving international medical experts.
Rejecting any concerns over the large number of deaths, Mr Wijewardene was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying,
“It is sad to hear some politicians in the North making false allegations when the government is making a genuine effort to resolve the issue of the Northern people. Anyone, including those from the international community, can visit the rehabilitation camps after obtaining permission from the government and see for themselves the work that is being done."