The Manthai East Divisional Council has passed a resolution to remove a Sri Lankan military camp that has been set up in front of a Tamil school.
The Divisional Council passed the resolution at a meeting this week following a proposal from Northern Provincial Council member T Ravikaran.
Teachers at the Manthai Paalinagar Vithiyalayam in Mullaitivu had told the NPC member that the presence of the camp was having an impact on the children’s education, with schoolchildren in fear of attending.
The resolution comes as the Sri Lankan military consolidates its presence in the North-East, with ongoing military involvement in activities in Tamil schools.
Uniformed soldiers regularly hold events with Tamil schoolchildren in the region, despite repeated pledges by the Sri Lankan government that the armed forces will not be involved in civilian activities and the North-East would be demilitarised.
