Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A land left behind

Mariyasuresh Isswary, 42
Mariyasuresh Isswary, 42
Something is stirring in Mullaitivu.
For years, this corner of northern Sri Lanka was a stronghold for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The LTTE had its own police here, its own courts. Its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, had a house and a fortified bunker in Puthukkudiyiruppu, the area’s bustling little commercial centre.