Former Northern Provincial Councillor M. K. Shivajilingam has been ordered release on a personal bail of Rs. 200,000 by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court.
Shivajilingam was arrested on Tuesday morning when participating in a commemoration ceremony to mark the 33rd death anniversary of former LTTE member Thileepan.
The former provincial councillor had attended the event disregarding the restraining order obtained by the police from the Jaffana Court to prevent the commemoration..
The case was postponed until September 25.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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