The Sri Lankan government has launched in inquiry into the alleged funds from the decentralised budget to rebuilding a LTTE resting home (Thuyilum Illam) in the North-East.
This week the Sri Lankan paper, Daily Mirror, reported the TNA MP for Kilinochchi S Sritharan intended to use Rs 4 million to reconstruct the Thuyilum Illam in Kilinochchi, that was destroyed by the Sri Lankan military.
The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) on Saturday held a demonstration in Colombo calling on the Sinhala people to say 'no to federalism'.
Wearing T shirt with the depiction of Tamil Eelam as a warning to what they said would follow if there was federalism, PHU activists handed out leaflets.
Posters of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran have been plastered across walls of the University of Jaffna, both to mark his birthday today and Monday's Maaveerar Naal, Tamil National Remembrance Day.
A hand-made version of the Eelam Tamil national flag was raised by villagers in Valvettithurai, the birthplace of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, a day ahead of Maaveerar Naal commemorations.
A stash of old weapons were removed from a ditch along a busy roady in Pommaiveli, Jaffna, security forces have claimed.
Police officers, Special Task Force and the military personnel were present as the weapons were taken. Assault rifles, grenades and ammunition were amongst the weapons removed from the location.
Parents of Maaveerar held an event on Friday of Tamil Heroes Remembrance Week to inaugurate the Chatty Thuyilum Illam for Maaveerar Naal commemorations.
Resting homes for fallen LTTE cadres (Thuyilum Illam) which have over recent days been cleared are now being decorated with red and yellow bunting in preparation for Tamil National Remembrance Day (Maaveerar Naal) on November 27.
The senior Buddhist monk, Muruththettuwe Ananda criticised reports that the former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was going to be arrested, warning that monks would take to the streets.
Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday told journalists that talks with this Indian counterpart during his visit to New Delhi had been "successful".
"I had extensive talks with the Indian Prime Minister and our discussions concluded positively," Mr Wickremesinghe was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying.
Sri Lankan soldiers at the Koppay army camp which is partly built over an LTTE cemetery have been increasing security and surveillance around the camp and blocking access to surrounding public roads.
