A Tamil National Alliance (TNA) councillor in the Northern Province, Thurairasa Ravikaran was interrogated by the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday, reports Uthayan.
Mr Ravikaran was stopped by navy personnel and questionned after being accused by the officers of possessing military equipment.
He was returning home after distributing school equipment to orphaned school children at the Mullaitivu Redbaana Bharathi Vidyalayam.
"This incident shows the increase of military oppression in the North. The identification of school equipment as military equipment is completely unacceptable," Mr Ravikaran told the Uthayan, stating that he had expressed his condemnation of the sham exercise to the officers directly.
When Mr Ravikaran identified himself during the interrogation, the navy officers told him that "they were aware of who he was", the Jaffna based newspaper reported.
"If an elected representative of the people like me can face such harassment imagine the plight of ordinary people," Mr Ravikaran said.
"We are not going to fear such harassment. And we will not bow down to it. We will continue to strongly give our voice for the rights of our people no matter how many obstacles come in our path."
Mr Ravikaran was stopped by navy personnel and questionned after being accused by the officers of possessing military equipment.
He was returning home after distributing school equipment to orphaned school children at the Mullaitivu Redbaana Bharathi Vidyalayam.
"This incident shows the increase of military oppression in the North. The identification of school equipment as military equipment is completely unacceptable," Mr Ravikaran told the Uthayan, stating that he had expressed his condemnation of the sham exercise to the officers directly.
When Mr Ravikaran identified himself during the interrogation, the navy officers told him that "they were aware of who he was", the Jaffna based newspaper reported.
"If an elected representative of the people like me can face such harassment imagine the plight of ordinary people," Mr Ravikaran said.
"We are not going to fear such harassment. And we will not bow down to it. We will continue to strongly give our voice for the rights of our people no matter how many obstacles come in our path."