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By Dasun Edirisinghe

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Tuesday severely criticised President Mahind Rajapakse for welcoming the Ceylon Workers’ Congress and Upcountry People’s Front members into the government’s fold and giving them ministerial portfolios. They claimed that both parties were pro – LTTE.

The JHU demanded of the President to immediately tell the country whether these two parties accepted the ‘Mahinda Chintana’ policies.

"The JHU strongly condemns the CWC and UCPF joining the government. The mandate received by Rajapakse was undoubtedly from the Sinhala people and these two parties are pro-LTTE and they clearly maintain links with the LTTE," spokesman of the JHU Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe told The Island.

"We also object to the offering of ministerial and deputy ministerial posts to everyone crossing over to the government from other parties. People are reeling under the escalating cost of living and have to bear the burden of the extra expenditure to maintain all these ministers. Expanding the Cabinet in this way is also a breach of the ‘Mahinda Chintanaya’. This act of the President will lead to people losing faith in him", he said.

Warnasinghe said that the CWC and UCPF sided with the United National Party against Rajapakse at the last presidential election and were highly critical of the Mahinda Chintanaya, JHU and the JVP. By taking such parties into the government, Rajapakse has defiled his mandate, he said.

He alleged that the President has committed a grave mistake by prostituting his mandate in this manner.

"These parties joined the government, after losing their power base, with the aim of gaining privileges and benefits. They clearly are anti-Sinhala communalist parties. They are also two terrorist parties that suppressed the rights of the Sinhala community in the central hills and want to drive them away from these areas. The President has kicked his mandate by winning over the support of these two pro-LTE parties", Warnasinghe said.

 31  Aug.2006 (Update-18.00)

             According to defense sources 119 LTTE cadres are reportedly killed at this battles and the military has lost 14 men.that secuirity forces mounted a fierce attack at the LTTE Kattaparichchan camp and destroyed it and completely control of the army troops engaged in neutralizing the LTTE artillery and mortar location in Sampoor which is a threat to the Trincomalee harbour. this afternoon (31). They have consolidated power in that area.

31  Aug.2006 (Update-09.10)

                                                                 The Security Forces continuing the clearing operation in South of Trincomalee have achieved a tremendous success over the terrorist offensive so far. The radio transmission among the terrorists confirmed the 91 terrorists had been killed and over 100 others injured during the confrontation. Further it has been reported from the civilian sources that the LTTE had forcibly usurp a government hospital in Kadiraveli -in LTTE dominated area for the treatment of their cadres since yesterday (Tuesday the 29th of August). Many civilian patients have reportedly been chased away by the terrorists and the hospital staff compelled to work under terrorists' intimidation.

According to the same sources the LTTE has put up a large tent with the logo of the International Red Cross on the beach close to the Government Hospital at Kadiraveli to treat a large number of their wounded cadres. Meanwhile, civilian sources from LTTE dominated Vakari revealed that LTTE had a mass burial of over 70 slain cadres yesterday at Kandaladi in Vakarai. The civilians were forcibly taken at gun point to provide labour for the LTTE camps in the area. The radio monitoring overheard by the Military revealed the cohesiveness of the terrorists group had largely deteriorated due to many internal disputes. The lack of interest of the terrorist leadership in grass root level cadre and the reluctance of the senior and middle level leaders to face the battle seemed to have frustrated the operational level cadre.

 Military Spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, said "The Security Forces are engaged in an operation to neutralise the LTTE positions in Sampur, Echchalampattu that pose a direct threat to the Trincomalee harbour Eastern Naval base and civilians who are were returning to Muttur," He said Air Force fighter jets yesterday too took identified LTTE targets in Chalai, Mullaitivu. "Heavy damage was reported due to aerial bombing of LTTE targets in Echchalampattu and Sampur on Monday," he added. Meanwhile troops manning FDLs in Poovarasankulam in Vavuniya yesterday confronted more than 20 LTTE cadres who tried to infiltrate the FDL yesterday around 6.15 am.

 Courtesy : www.defence.lk

31  Aug.2006 (Update-09.00)

                                            Members of LTTE pistol gang shot and killed Ms. Sujeewa Damayanthi a female Home Guard attached to Vavunia Police Station while she was returning home after relinquish her duties. Eyewitness said that she was shot at Horowpathana Junction around 4.45 pm on Wednesday. Ms.Damayanthi was 32 years and was a resident at Maamaduwa in Vavunia.

31  Aug.2006 (Update-09.00)

                                                  Brave soldier of Singha regiment Major General Sanath Karunaratne was appointed as the Security Force Commander in Eastern Province with immediate effect. Previously he functioned as the Divisional Commander of 55^th division located at Muhamalai. As the Divisional Commander, Maj.Gen. Karunaratne was able to lead his security forces and won the battle with LTTE terrorists in Muhamalai, NagarKovil and Kilali during the last few days.

Apart from that, Major General Karunaratne then as a Major was brave enough to hold the control of the Elephant pass camp when LTTE terrorists tried to overrun the camp in 1990 until the reinforcement forces headed by late Lt.General (then Brigadier) Denzil Kobbekaduwa reached the camp after 28 days.

 30  Aug.2006 (Update-10.00)

                                  Mr. Nadarajah Gurudharan – the News Manger of “Sooriyan FM Radio” who was reported missing since early morning on Tuesday was found at Mudalige Mawatha in Kohuwala in early hours of Wednesday.According to the Police sources so far he didn’t declare anything regarding to his abduction or his abductors.

                          IGP Chandra Fernando said that an extensive investigation is underway to find Mr.Nadarajah Gurudharan(39) – the News Manager of “Sooriyan FM Radio” who is missing since Tuesday early morning. According to the Police sources Mr.Gurudharan is reported missing from around 4.30am on Tuesday morning while he was on his way to office in his vehicle (JS-7917). Later his abandoned vehicle was found by his wife nearly 300m away from his residence at 7/15, Pinthaliya Road, Mt. Lavinia when she came to Galle Road to drop her child to a school van.

                              SL Army launched an attack on previously identified terrorist’s targets in Sampoor area on Monday and Tuesday as LTTE terrorists continuously resist the SL security forces attempt to re-settle the displaced Muslim families in Thoppur and Selvanagar in Muttur. Military sources said during the last two days LTTE carried out several artillery and motars attacks on SL security forces while they were on a special mission to assist displaced Muslim families to re-settle in that area and it clearly shows that LTTE terrorists didn’t want displaced Muslims to be re-settled in their own soil.

A colourful dance performed at the closing ceremony of the 10^th South Asian Games held in Sri Lanka on Monday evening. Sri Lanka won the 3^rd place with 37 Gold, 83 Silver and 78 Bronze medals while 1^st and 2^nd places won by India and Pakistan respectively. Speaker W.M.J.Lokubandara was the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony.

29  Aug.2006 (Update-11.00)

                           The death toll of the victims of last Saturday’s explosion in Muhamalai FDL has increased to nine, said military sources. On Saturday it was reported that six SL security personnel were died on the spot due to the LTTE explosion that took place near the Muhamalai FDL.

 It is now confirmed that the following SL security personnel have sacrificed their lives at the last Saturday’s explosion at Muhamalai. Staff Sergeant K. A. Siriwardena, Sergeant W. W. Premachandra, Sergeant W.M.Nissanka Kumara, Corporal S. P. Weerasinghe, Lance Corporal J.M. A. Premakumara, Lance Corporal S. M. P. Samarakoon, Private R. A. N. D. Ranamuka, Private R. O. R. K. Liyanage, and Private C. D. T. Madushanka.