The arrest and detention of the disappearances campaigner, Balendran Jeyakumari and her 13 year old daughter, Vipoosika, was to prevent them from giving evidence at the UN HRC, the Uthayan quoted Sivasakthi Ananthan, the MP for Vanni as saying.
Speaking on Saturday, Mr. Ananthan called on the international community to call for their release, and refuted the government's claims that a LTTE fighter had fired on troops.
Speaking on Saturday, Mr. Ananthan called on the international community to call for their release, and refuted the government's claims that a LTTE fighter had fired on troops.
"It's been five years since the war ended. There weren't any shootings anywhere since then, or any attacks. This incident has been conjured up."Detailing Ms. Jeyakumari's hardships and multiple losses including the death of her husband and two sons, Mr. Ananthan, said she used all her daily wages to support her daughter's education.
"There is a need for the government to highlight the LTTE and the armed struggle, in order to do its own politics in the South."