Latest News from Eastern front…

This is the latest news I received from Ampara today morning – which PAFFREL or most of the media will not want to tell.

Panama  - Pillayan has setup a new camp in Panama on May 7, 2008. This is supposed to house 200 of his cadre. For this he has forcefully occupied houses of few Sinhalese villagers. The villagers could not protest as Pillayan’s men were assisted by the security forces.

There is no other logical reason for Pillayan to establish this camp at a predominantly (80%) Sinhalese area at this point if not for intimidating voters at the elections.

The villagers of the area will carry out a protest today.

Meanwhile, sources at Lahugala reveals there is an attempt to set up a similar camp at Lahugala too. Most probably this will happen today.

JHU accuses “MUSLIM TERRORISTS” in Eastern province robbing Sinhalese Buddhist heritage

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), an extremist political party in South, also a key affiliate of the present government, is accusing “MUSLIM EXTREMISTS” in East taking over the lands belonging to Sinhalese Buddhists also hinting the possibility of “MUSLIM TERRORISM” in the Eastern province.

JHU spokesman Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe charges Muslims for initiating ‘Otu’ (Arabic) terrorism in areas such as Potuvil, Panama, Akkarapattu, Samanturai, Kinniya, Mutur and Kalmunai.

Mr. Warnasinghe has made these comments when an online news site queried him. 

 Image: JHU leader Ven. Ellawala Medhananda is a vociferous advocate of the ‘Sinhalese Buddhist’ heritage in Eastern province currently destroyed by the Muslims, as claimed by JHU. Once he also requested all Muslims in eastern province to move to Arab where they really belong, according to him, leaving the land for Sinhalese Buddhists

Muslim terrorism will end up in another armed struggle, this time by Muslim youths, for a separate state, the JHU spokesman warned. The east will come under the grip of al-Qaeda terrorism if this situation continues, he said.

Eastern Muslim youths had, at one-time, been very close to Tamil Tiger terrorism, Mr. Warnasinghe said.

JHU earlier accused Eastern province Muslims physically attacking Sinhalese villages through pro-JHU web site www.sinhala.net.

Image: Minister Chamipika ‘Chandi Putha’ Ranawaka of JHU chased off poor Muslim families from their agricultural lands around the Dheegavapi temple.
 
JHU was also instrumental in chasing off a large number of poor Muslim villagers living around the ‘Dheegavapi’ temple, claiming archeological value of the land early this year.

It is surprising how unashamed People Alliance have to be to beg for the Muslim votes in Eastern province while one of its key partners insulting the Eastern province Muslims by making such serious accusations against them.

Image: These poor innocent people were among the farmer displaced by the acts initiated by JHU, which did not have any concern even for the children.