Hartal in Batticaloa, Amparai against extra-judicial killings

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 17:19 GMT]
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians of the districts of Batticaloa and Amparai have appealed for a general shut down on Wednesday condemning the extra judicial killings of Tamil civilians in the North and East and the genocidal military operation now launched by the State armed forces against the Tamil people in the country, TNA sources said.

TNA MPs in a statement requested Tamil speaking people to close their business establishments.

Schools, state and private sector banks, central, provincial and local council offices should be closed and Transport services to and from these districts should come to halt, TNA sources said.