Tamil prisoners who temporarily suspended a hunger strike launched in jails last month, demanding their immediate release, have resumed the strike after the government did not release them as promised, local media reported.
More than 200 Tamil prisoners including former LTTE combatants at the main prison in Colombo went on a hunger strike demanding their immediate release.
The fast was suspended after the President promised to release the former LTTE cadres imprisoned for minor offenses before November 7.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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