The Bishop of Jaffna has slammed the closure of the A9 highway, saying people in the Jaffna peninsula are living in an ‘open prison.’
Rejecting government’s claims it is sending food to the cut-off region, Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam said sea supply cannot cope with the demand.
Amid severe shortages, the bishop expressed outrage at the government’s insistence on charging the people to receive the rations rather than distributing t