Maj. Gen. Metha, who had served in Sri Lanka with the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), quoted unnamed sources as having contradicted the SriLankan government’s stand on de-militarisation.
He referred to what he called an overbearing SLA presence in the North, calling called for an explanation from the Defence Secretary as regards a statement attributed to him that there was no space for re-emergence of Sri Lanka’s problems due to many beneficial developments that had taken place since the conclusion of the conflict. | 
Retired Maj. Gen Ashok K. Mehta of the Indian Army disputed the government’s position as regards the post-war military presence in the Northern Province on the basis of information received by India.
Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [
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The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [
Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [