Tamil protestors beat back Sri Lankan military surveyors 29 April 2016 Tamil protestors in Puthukkudiyiruppu managed to deter Sri Lankan military surveyors from acquiring a tranche of privately owned land on Wednesday. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has been demanding the Tamil villagers hand over the deeds to 38 acres of land, which is situated by the Puthukkudiyiruppu provincial secretariat, stated protestors. The land is currently legally owned by 42 different villagers, yet since the end of the armed conflict in 2009 the Sri Lankan military has set up an army camp in the area. Field officers from Sri Lanka’s survey department accompanied by security forces personnel attempted to inspect the area on Wednesday to permanently occupying the land, said protestors.