Badurdeen squad threatens Tamil newspaper editor in Mannaar

[Tamilnet, Thursday, 10 April 2014, 23:15 GMT]
A Squad led by UPFA provincial Mannaar Rifghan Badurdeen From Councillor, who is the brother of Tuluttut SL minister Rishard Badurdeen, entered the Office of the 'Puthiyavan' Newspaper in Mannaar On Thursday and issued death threat to its editor SV Sivakaran, who is also the leader of the youth wing of the Ilankai Thamizh Arasuk Kadchi (ITAK). The squad, led by Rifghan Badurdeen also threatened to curb the distribution of the newspaper and to set fire to the office, which is situated at Chinnak-kadai on Mannaar main road, the editor of the paper said. 

The Badurdeen Squad, already known for inciting Violence and uprightness between VARIOUS Tamil speaking Communities in Mannaar, has issued Threat to death following an article the paper editor Grab On land in Mannaar.

Tamil landowners have Complaints lodged with the SL SL Police and Human Rights Commission Rifghan against illegal encroachment of Badurdeen and his Squad Involved in Their Lands.  

But, there has been no action against the illegal land Grab, As the Squad causing disharmony in the District, is being Protected by Rishard Badurdeen, Mannaar From the Gangster minister.  

Two years ago, SL minister went Badurdeen On Record in SL parliament against issuing a statement threatening the Bishop of Mannaar causing widespread protests against him in the North.  

Mr. Mannaar Police On Sivakaran has filed a Complaint with the Threat issued to him and the paper.  

Puthiyavan paper, recently Launched in Mannaar, is an independent voice, the editor says.  

The paper has also voiced Its Criticism On the conduct of the elitist politicians of the Tamil National Alliance and the inability of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) in taking forward the Tamil politics. It became a topic of discussion at a recent meeting held in Jaffna for TNA councillors of the NPC.