Criminal nexus surfaces from Shritharan’s political office in Kilinochchi

In a startling turn of events security forces in Jaffna arrested two suspects after they found 11.1 kgs of low explosives hidden in the three wheeler in which they were travelling, around 8.30 p.m. on January 11 from the Gurunagar area in Jaffna.

On being alerted of the suspicious movement of a three wheeler, troops went into action and apprehended the three wheeler (NP - YM-4074) and the two suspects. During the initial search of the three wheeler troops found the low explosives cleverly hidden inside the speakers fixed in the rear. The two suspects, Premadas Rajasekaran alias “Sankar” and Premaraja Wasanthan alias “Wasanthan” are residents of Jaffna and Kilinochchi respectively.

During investigations they said they brought the low explosives from Wanni. They said they left Puthukkudiyiruppu on January 11 around 2.30 p.m. and arrived in Kilinochchi, and they planned to sell the low explosives to fishermen; however investigations are continuing to determine the real motives.

One of the arrested suspects is an active Tamil National Alliance (TNA) member (Premaraj Wasanthan alias “Wasanthan”) and a close aide of TNA’s Kilinochchi district organiser Arunachalam Velaimaligeedan. The suspects said that upon arriving at Kilinochchi they had gone to the TNA office and changed clothes and met the TNA organiser in the TNA - Kilinochchi district MP S. Shritharan’s political office. They had later left for Jaffna.

The following day January 12 armed with details obtained from the two suspects, TID officials went to Kilinochchi together with the suspects and searched the TNA’s political office. The officials were startled to find damning evidence of a criminal nature from the precincts of the TNA office.

TID officials found approximately 400g of low explosives, a large number of misleading, anti government propaganda material, distorted anti peace literature, pornographic materials including CDs, condoms, photographs of local young Tamil girls and other ambiguous propaganda material. Upon inquiry TNA’s Kilinochchi district organiser Arunachalam Velaimaligeedan confirmed the arrival of the two arrested suspects to TNA - Kilinochchi district MP S. Shritharan’s political office the day before.

Arunachalam Velaimaligeedan was taken in by the investigating officials to record evidence and for further investigations. Ponnnambalam Lakshmeekanthan, the Coordinating Secretary to S. Shritharan MP is evading arrest.

The arrest of the suspects who have high profile connections to the TNA and the discovery of low explosives and other materials including pornographic materials and photos of Tamil girls raises doubts and serious concern on the true nature of the political entities.

Is the TNA with all its holier than thou attitude and so-called purist political and cultural standpoint on achieving the failed cause of the LTTE, really concerned about the revival of the Tamil community? Is Shritharan MP, an elected member of Parliament naive enough to employ persons with such dubious background and continue to plead ignorance of any involvement in nefarious activities? Does the Tamil society which regards women in high esteem continue to trust and believe such characters who possess pornography to satisfy their sexual desires?

The member is a vociferous advocate of Tamil rights. He regularly points his finger at the government and the security forces accusing them of war crimes, coercion and sexual mistreatment of Tamil women.

He uses his political office to take cover and seek refuge from all wrong-doings. The offices are used as the base where anti government plots are hatched to destabilise and undermine the reconciliation process.

Their plan to complicate the security forces on the recruitment of Tamil females to the Army and by claiming sexual assault on them backfired badly when it was revealed otherwise by independent sources. As for the accusation of forceful recruitment of Tamil females, they are still with the Army and have no plans of leaving it.

The Tamil community is waking up to the realities of the true face of these political refugees. It is a matter of time before they totally reject the existence of these phony saviours of the community.

Courtesy: defence.lk