Tamil politician, M K Sivajilingam, has confirmed that the Sri Lankan government has made at least 3 attempts to assassinate him, after details of alleged attempts to murder him were revealed.
His comments come after a former Sri Lankan Army Captain told Canadian officials that he was ordered to place explosives at the home of the politician, who at the time was with the Tamil National Alliance.
Speaking to the National Post, Sivajilingam said,
“At that time, especially during the wartime, the Sri Lankan government made several attempts to kill me”,
“I escaped so many attempts. Definitely that particular captain’s statement may be right”.
See our earlier post: Sri Lankan Army deserter 'aware' of crimes against Tamils (30 November 2012)
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