North-East newspapers carried features on the birthday of the LTTE leader V Prabhakaran today on their front pages this morning.
His birthday was also marked by students at the University of Jaffna.
This morning four youths and the former NPC councillor, M K Shivajilingham were arrested for attempting to commemorate Prabhakaran's birthday by his ancestoral home in Valvettithurai.
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