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Families of Pilakudiyirippu continued their protest demanding the return of their lands on Thursday for the seventeenth day. |
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Protestors reported that they were frequently being photographed by troops from within the nearby air force camp. |
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Those at the protest site also said they experienced continued surveillance from the camp, noting that air force personnel often watched them through binoculars. |
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