EU asks Ranil for detailed report on Pillayan Group

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been asked by the European Union to furnish a detailed report about the Pillayan Group.

Speaking at an election rally in Trincomalee on April 29th,
Mr. Wickremesinghe said he would hold lengthy discussions on the matter with the EU next month.

The Pillayan Group also came up at the recent meeting of the International Democratic Union in Australia, and it was decided to refer the matter to the Inter Parliamentary Union, he said.

Mr. Wickremesinghe alleged the government and the armed Pillayan Group were preparing for a massive vote rigging at the May 10th Eastern Provincial Council polls.

He warned that both would suffer due to their undemocratic, unlawful actions.