Dismissing
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s criticism that nearly 280,000
displaced persons had been held at camps in the Vavuniya region
against their wish, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa accused
the Opposition of playing politics with essentially a security
issue.
The Defence Secretary warned that LTTE terrorists masquerading as
civilians, now taking refuge among the displaced, could resume
attacks if the government gave in to internal and external pressure
and released them. He said that there ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa attended the third
month alms giving of former Minister UNP strongman Alick Aluvihare
held at the late leader’s home in Ratotta yesterday. The President’s
unannounced visit took everyone present by surprise. President
Rajapaksa is seen in the company of UNP leaders.
Pic by Sudath Silva.
SRK detained and grilled by
US
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan had an unnerving
experience early this morning at the Newark Airport in the US when he
was detained and questioned for about two hours before the Indian
mission intervened ....
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