The murder of a former member of the LTTE Police Department last week has been slammed as part of a strategy to “chase Tamils out of the country” said Tamil National Alliance MP Suresh Premachandran.
The victim, 34 year old Naguleshwaran Krishnasuwamy was shot last week at his home in Mannar by unknown attackers.
“His village is surrounded by army camps,” said Premachandran, an MP with the Tamil National Alliance, noting that 3 Tamil youths who were accused of working against the Sri Lankan government were also shot dead in April.
“There are two reasons in the background of this murder,” he continued. “One is to exile Tamil youth of the country. Since the war ended thousands of Tamils have fled to Australia - it was revealed that ministers and navy officials were involved in this.”
“In this manner, this [the murder] was yet another plan to chase Tamils out of this country,” the Uthayan reported Premachandran as saying.
“The second reason is, given the presidential election is due, this is an attempt to attract votes from the Sinhala population by portraying that the LTTE is back, as well as for excluding Tamils from politics,” added the MP.
The murder of Krishnasuwamy was also condemned by the Bishop of Mannar last week who said, "[the latest killing] is an apparent bid by the gunmen to create a fear psychosis among the war-ravaged people in the North once again."
See our earlier posts:
Mannar bishop condemns killing of former LTTE policeman (14 November 2014)
Wife of assassinated former LTTE policeman describes threats days before shooting (14 Nov 2014)
Gunmen assassinate former LTTE policeman in Mannar (13 Nov 2014)
The victim, 34 year old Naguleshwaran Krishnasuwamy was shot last week at his home in Mannar by unknown attackers.
“His village is surrounded by army camps,” said Premachandran, an MP with the Tamil National Alliance, noting that 3 Tamil youths who were accused of working against the Sri Lankan government were also shot dead in April.
“There are two reasons in the background of this murder,” he continued. “One is to exile Tamil youth of the country. Since the war ended thousands of Tamils have fled to Australia - it was revealed that ministers and navy officials were involved in this.”
“In this manner, this [the murder] was yet another plan to chase Tamils out of this country,” the Uthayan reported Premachandran as saying.
“The second reason is, given the presidential election is due, this is an attempt to attract votes from the Sinhala population by portraying that the LTTE is back, as well as for excluding Tamils from politics,” added the MP.
The murder of Krishnasuwamy was also condemned by the Bishop of Mannar last week who said, "[the latest killing] is an apparent bid by the gunmen to create a fear psychosis among the war-ravaged people in the North once again."
See our earlier posts:
Mannar bishop condemns killing of former LTTE policeman (14 November 2014)
Wife of assassinated former LTTE policeman describes threats days before shooting (14 Nov 2014)
Gunmen assassinate former LTTE policeman in Mannar (13 Nov 2014)