University students lighted lamps, forces were in pandemonium. "Udayan" reporter assaulted by forces.

University students lighted lamps and gave their respects to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the Tamil Eelam freedom, the day treasured of their valuable service to the Tamil people.

 

During this time, in the aim of obstructing, the forces were engaged in unscrupulous activities.

 

Jaffna University students with much enthusiasm organized the events from the beginning of heroes’ week, whatever obstacles come their path, they were not in a mind to obliterate their memories. 

 

In view of TamiL Eelam Liberation tiger Leader V.Pirabakaran's birthday, they distributed handbills. Today morning too they sprinkled flowers to the heroes’ remembrance place located inside the university premises.

 

From the time the news story got edited, police and military were vastly deployed around the university premises. Intelligence unit personnel attired in civil clothes were roaming freely pistols in hand inside the university compound which was much visible.

 

Students were making arrangements to light the lamps at 6.05 p.m at the University Balasingham hostel and Ananthacumarasmy hostel. Unexpectedly with arms and batons the military entered the males’ hostel and began to assault blindfolded who ever came across. 

 

The telephone calls which came at that time from the students to the "Udayan" media office and "Udayan” Administration Director and Tamil National Alliance Parliament Member E.Saravanabawan rushed with the reporters to Balasingham hostel.

 

Balasingham hostel was in chaotic situation, but at the Ananthakumaraswamy hostel at the prescribed time, lamps were lighted. The lamps were glowing in darkness and with much anger the forces rushed to that direction.

 

Forces intruding to the female’s hostel whatever they got into their hands they broke. The closed rooms of the students were knocked. The rooms which were opened,  the forces illegally entered.

 

The students in panic screamed and cried. Everywhere tension prevailed, meanwhile the female students were petrified in much fear. Many female students were crying uncontrollably and one female student fainted but came to conscious after a very long time, was reported by a journalist.

 

At this moment "Udayan" reporter who was taking photographs through his camera, was strongly assaulted by an official from the Military Intelligence unit. Attempts were made to grab the camera, but his attempt did not turn positive. 

 

Two persons tied their face in black cloth severely assaulted the reporter and attempted to snatch his camera but his attempt turned unsuccessful. Intelligence unit personnel with much anger pelted stones to the parliament member and tried to assault him. Meanwhile the security unit and others cordoned the parliament member, safely took him to his vehicle.

 

Due to the forces presence at the university at the time the students were assaulted, the university security employees and officials behaved in an inconsistent manner which were much observable is according to reports.

Thursday , 29 November 2012