Sri Lanka says it’s probing Indian media report on LTTE planning assault on May 18

Sri Lanka on Sunday stated it’s taking all additional steps to strengthen the safety of the nation because it investigates the report revealed in Indian media that the banned LTTE is planning an assault within the island nation on May 18, coinciding with the Mullivaikal anniversary that marks the top of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who’s at the moment dealing with public demand for his resignation over his mishandling of the financial disaster, is the person who ruthlessly ended Sri Lanka’s practically 30-year civil conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the loss of life of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009. However, the previous defence secretary stands accused of violating human rights, a cost he vehemently denies.

The Sri Lankan defence ministry in an announcement stated ‘The Hindu’ newspaper has revealed a report on May 13 quoting Indian intelligence that the LTTE is planning to launch an assault in Sri Lanka on May 18.

“After inquiring about the above information, the Indian intelligence services have informed Sri Lanka that the information has been given as general information and further informed that the investigations will be carried out in this regard and action will be taken to inform Sri Lanka about it,” the assertion stated, amidst the unprecedented financial disaster and subsequent political turmoil confronted by the nation.

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“However, the said information and all information received by the intelligence and security forces in connection with national security will be duly investigated and all further steps are taken to strengthen the security while informing the respective security forces on the same,” the assertion added.

In a “special statement” issued on Tuesday, the defence ministry had requested most of the people to tell particulars of felony actions equivalent to illegal mobs/violent teams and incidents of damaging public/personal property, looting and assault from any a part of the island to its hotlines.

Quoting police sources, The Hindu newspaper on Friday reported that because the island nation has declared emergency twice amid escalating violent protests, some sections of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, with multinational hyperlinks, had been making an attempt to make their presence “felt” within the ongoing clashes between the anti-government protesters and safety forces.

“Besides planning attacks to mark the Mullivaikal anniversary that falls on May 18, which some groups observe as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, the ex-LTTE cadre were also conspiring to avenge the killings of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, newsreader Isai Priya and others, who were killed as the ethnic conflict ended after fierce fighting in 2009,” it stated.

Graffiti written by anti-government factions is pictured on a car, at a home belonging to Mahinda Rajapaksa’s household, following violent clashes, in Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka. (Reuters)

Sri Lanka goes by the worst financial disaster since independence in 1948. A crippling scarcity of international reserves has led to lengthy queues for gasoline, cooking fuel and different necessities whereas energy cuts and hovering meals costs heaped distress on the individuals.

The financial disaster additionally triggered a political disaster in Sri Lanka and demand for the resignation of the highly effective Rajapaksas.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned because the prime minister to make manner for the president to nominate an interim all political social gathering authorities. Former Sri Lankan premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed the nation’s new prime minister on Thursday.