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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran revealed how he, and others in the party, had called on leader R Sampanthan to step down, but the 90-year old politician refused to do so. Sampanthan has led the TNA since its formation in 2001, but in recent years has fought growing unpopularity, rifts within the coalition, and bouts of ill health.
The Sri Lankan government plans to allocate land to foreign companies to allow agriculture projects with tax concessions. The government is planning to hand over thousands of acres of forest land to several local and foreign companies under a new cabinet decision. Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
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A mass protest was held in front of the Vavuniya District Secretariat and Divisional Secretariat on Monday following the release of a beneficiaries list for the government's Samurdhi welfare program that left many vulnerable communities out whilst privileging those abroad, government employees and the wealthy.
Photograph above: Sri Lankan Air Force drone footage showing tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in Mullivaikkal. May 16th 2009. As Tamil civilians attempted to surrender to the oncoming Sri Lankan military, many were slaughtered.
Photograph: In this image released by the military, a Tamil man waves a white cloth in the air as he is surrounded by Sri Lankan soldiers in Mullivaikkal on May 17th 2009. The Commander of the LTTE’s Sea Tigers Colonel Soosai sends out a message to journalists from Mullivaikkal. As he speaks, artillery shells can be heard landing in the background.
Photograph : A Sri Lankan soldier, backed by heavy weaponry marches in to Mullivaikkal. May 15th 2009. TamilNet’s correspondent reported that the “entire safety zone area is in smoke” as the Sri Lankan military continued its bombardment.
The last remaining makeshift hospital in the conflict zone, set up inside a school, ceases to function from this day as Sri Lankan military shelling becomes heavier.