Land grabs continue in Mullaitheevu

26 November 2013
Days after the camera crews surrounding the British Premier left, yet more land grab continues, with over 25 acres to be given to 22 Sinhala settler families in Kokuthodduvai, Mullaitheevu district, report Uthayan and TamilWin on Monday.

Thurairaasa Ravikaran, a Northern Provincial member, said he visited the area after locals compained about trees being cut down and land cleared by people speaking Sinhala.

Photograph TamilWin

When questioned by Mr Ravikaran, the men reportedly replied that they were working as part of a contract for the Mahavali Development plan, which would resettle 22 Sinhala families in the area and allow them to plant mango trees.

Mr Ravikaran, who was being followed by Sri Lankan military officers through out his visit to the area, reportedly told the officers "I'm here to question the unacceptable land grabs, I'm here to give voice, it will be on the media tomorrow and there's no need to follow me around."

Speaking to the press afterwards, Mr Ravikaran said that the incident was nothing but a planned land grab of Tamil land,  aimed at tearing apart the Tamil nation, as Mullaitheevu is in the heart of it, connecting the North and the East.

Mr Ravikaran said, this would never have happened if the 'guardians of these lands' were here.