Sri Lankan constitution burnt on 40th anniversary

by admin
May 22, 2012

A group of young Tamil activists burnt copies of the 1972 constitution, at the same spot where the mother of the LTTE’s leader, Parvathi Amma, was cremated, TamilNet reported today.

Over 40 youths burnt the copies at Oorani cemetery in Valvettithurai on Tuesday afternoon.

According to TamilNet, the youths raised some slogans and distributed leaflets to the public before leaving the scene.

A draft of the constitution was burnt by ITAK leader SJV Chelvanayakam and others, 40 years ago in Jaffna.

See full report on TamilNet.

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