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By IANS - COLOMBO
27th November 2012 06:51 PM
Five people were arrested in Sri Lanka's former war zone Tuesday for distributing pro-Tamil Tigers posters during what the rebels previously observed as "Heroes Day".
The five were arrested in the eastern town of Akkaraipattu, police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody told Xinhua.
Reports
said pro-Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) posters pasted near Trincomalee town were removed by security forces Monday.
"Heroes Day" was organised every year to commemorate LTTE fighters killed in the
three-decade civil war, and which the LTTE traditionally used to launch
attacks on government forces and civilians.
Since the Sri Lankan
government crushed the LTTE in May 2009, the LTTE has disintegrated into factions in Europe, Canada and the US, prompting them to hold commemorations independently outside the island nation.
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Comments(2)
lite didnt kill no us , eur , yet banned. this is wrong. this help brothers dict and chin.
Posted by mort at 11/28/2012 14:17 Reply to this Report abuse
The five arrests were in Akkaraipattu (as told by the police spokesman) which is the name of a Tamil village. The same news appeared in (Sri Lankan) Daily Mirror but the name of the village has been Sinhalized to Akkaraipattuwa. Another activity of the occupying forces is conversion of Hindu Temples into Buddhist Devales (Shrines). Eelam Tamils naturally resent the “victor takes all” attitude of the invaders. Presently Eelam Tamils are leading an open-prison life.
Posted by K.Pillai at 11/29/2012 12:48 Reply to this Report abuse