Terrorizing and chasing away of Jaffna people to slash their parliamentary representation
(August 01, 2011 - w3lanka ) Gnanasundaram Kuganathan, t he news editor of Jaffna based Uthayan newspaper of Sri Lanka was brutally assaulted on head with a steel bar by an unknown group to media. The elderly journalist, a father of five, is still in serious condition, hospital sources say. Meanwhile, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the Police Chief to immediately launch an investigation and submit a report on the assault, President’s Media Director General Bandula Jayasekera said. Is this necessary? Why do we maintain a police with public money if a Presidential order is needed to conduct an investigation regarding a criminal act. It is clear that the powers that commit crimes in Jaffna are more powerful than the police. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam was also more powerful than the police in the past. But it is no more in power. Then who are these powers? Answer is direct and no need to mention. When an over action embarrasses the government, bigwigs a...