PRESS RELEASE

I strongly condemn the assassination of the Viharadhipathy of the Trincomalee Prabbathramys Ven. Handungamuwa Nandarathana Thero. This brutal murder too had been committed by the LTTE obviously with a hidden motive which the country is well aware of. But the LTTE must realise that the people are no more prepared to fall into their trap. Whatever they do will not interfere with the co-existence of all the communities as brothers within a United Sri Lanka.

It has now become a regular practice for the LTTE to gun down religious Leaders, preachers and also those who perform poojas in Buddhist and Hindu temples. The International Community should take note of this and caution the LTTE to refrain from killing anybody whatever the reason the LTTE many attribute.

Last year the LTTE women cadre killed the Hindu Priest of the Anchaneyar Temple of Uduvil and couple of months back the Hindu Priest who garland H.E. the President at Vaharai was gunned down. Are we all gradually coming under the domain of a set of insane persons?. Is it now the duty of all of us to get together and eradicate this menace from our society by first creating a contented society in Sri Lanka.



V.Anandasangaree,
President – TULF.