The 24 hour period was used to educate the participants and visitors regarding the plight of refugees around the world, including NorthEast Sri Lanka where the majority of the participants’ parents were from.
The editor of the Uthayan, N. Vithyatharan told the media: “I have no doubt that this is the work of armed groups working with the government security forces.”
The head of the LTTE’s Political Wing writes to the head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, Maj. Gen. Henricsson over the clash last Thursday between the Sea Tigers and the Sri Lanka Navy.