Presidential Adviser and his goons wreak havoc in Trincomalee

UNP complained to the Deputy Inspector of Police Trincomalee that President's Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra forcibly entered into the hotel where Chief Opposition Whip Joseph Michel Perera was staying in Trincomalee and threatened him to leave the area immediately.

UNP media unit head MP Lakshman Kiriella requested from the Inspector General of Police to arrest this President’s Adviser who is now in Trincomalee with a band of hooligans and a group of ex-police and ex-Navy personnel.

Are the President's Advisers loiterers like this?

Mp Lakshman Kiriella questioned at a press briefing held in the Opposition Leader's official residence why the loiterers of this sort were appointed as President’s Advisers.

Mr. Premachandra went to UNP Trincomalee district candidate Sarath Lorenzo's house and forced him to resign from the candidacy pledging to take him to meet the President. Mr. Kiriella said that grenades were placed in front of the houses of UNP supporters Saman and Kapila and they were arrested by Police following complaints lodged against them.

Pillaiyan establishes camps

Mr. Kiriella said the MPs Joseph Michael Perera, John amarathunga and Ravi Karunanayaka also requested from the DIG in charge of the area to implement law against Mr. Premachandra.

Urging the security forces and police to safeguard the rule of law, Mr. Kiriella said that the people's sovereignty should be practiced in the election. He said that the police and the security forces would have to face the adverse effects otherwise.

Although the election campaigns were to be ended by 12 midnight of May 07, the Ministers are trying to take advantage through ceremonies held to lay foundation stones, UNP said.

Pillaiyan Group was setting up camps in various places in the Eastern Province since yesterday. UNP said that two such camps were set up in Palam and Palliukku areas in Batticaloa. They said that similar camps are being set up in Trincomalee and Ampara districts too. UNP further said that Pillaiyan had asked to send people to the Eastern Province for vote rigging.

MP Kiriella said that Associated Press journalists and Ms. Nimalka Fernando who were proceeding for election monitoring and reporting were attempted to block entry to the Eastern Province.