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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, December 18, 2011

TNA seeks release of handicapped LTTE cadres

December 17, 2011
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by Shamindra Ferdinando

The TNA has sought Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem’s intervention to secure the release of 30 physically handicapped LTTE cadres now held at Welikada and Anuradhapura prisons.

TNA MP Suresh Premachandran made the request on behalf of the TNA during a meeting with an SLMC delegation headed by Minister Hakeem last Thursday (Dec.15) at the TNA office in the parliamentary complex.

Political sources told The Sunday Island that the TNA had pushed the Justice Minister over the issue of the war wounded in custody during the meeting to discuss ways and means for them to cooperate on the political front.   Full Story>>>