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The Sri Lankan military showed no sign of scaling back its involvement in civil life in the North-East this month, after troops paid a visit to an adult care home in Jaffna last month, where they hosted a party for the “inmates”, according to an official military website.
Major Geethika Rankotge, Commanding Officer of the 7 SLAWC, organised the event which was undertaken by female troops from the Sri Lankan army.
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“Inmates were served refreshments and entertained with Calypso music,” said the military.
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The military organised event comes amidst sustained criticism of the Sri Lankan security forces over its involvement in civilian activities. Despite pledges to demilitarise the North-East, military engagement in civilian life continues.
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A report by Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research and People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) highlighted the normalization of the disproportionate military presence in the North-East, concluded that it "has become so engrained in the Tamil conscience that it has normalised this abnormal occupation".
