The entire Jaffna Peninsula was crippled yesterday
BY Manekshaw The entire Jaffna Peninsula was crippled yesterday (12) due to the boycott in support of demanding the release of all Tamil political prisoners. Tamil political parties irrespective of their differences and various civil society organizations participated in the boycott (hartal) which resulted in the closure of business establishments and schools in the North. Nearly 270 Tami political prisoners put behind bars in various prisons throughout the country launched a fast unto death demanding their release last month. One week later they had given up their fast on the assurance given by President Mithripala Sirisena stating that he would sort out their problem before 7 November. The assurance given by the President to the Tamil prisoners was also conveyed to them in person by […]