Protest against Maithripala in London
A large number of British Tamils staged a rally in London on Monday (09) against the visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Srisena.
The protestors accused the Sri Lankan President of committing war crimes and demanded that “Tamils need justice for war crimes and genocide.”
This rally was organized by British Tamil Forum (BTF) while Several British Parliamentarians and other political leaders also joined and addressed this huge rally, according to media reports.
The protesters claimed that President Sirisena, who was the acting defense minister in the last two weeks of the war, played a “role in the killing of large number of Tamil civilians” during the last weeks of the war that ended in May 2009.
A Commonwealth Day service was held at Westminster Abbey and was attended by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, alongside representatives of Commonwealth Nations including President Sirisena.
On Sunday (08) when the Sri Lankan President arrived at Heathrow Airport, a demonstrations was held near the airport by a group of Tamils.
Two more rallies are reportedly going to take place against Sri Lankan President in London.
(Ada Derana / Pix from internet)
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Pity, Sinhalese and Muslims in the UK joined with them, though for different reasons !
There are secret behind these rallies .lump of cash been paid to these organization by mahinda’s regime as MR has a huge relationship between LTTE diaspora in uk especially in London.
if you question one on these protesters you can find out who really is behind this crazy protests are these really Sri Lankan protesters or Tamil speaking protesters from a Tamil speaking state of another country they want to really destroy the freedom of the Tamil speaking people in Sri lanka The chief minister and the the other Woman of this so called Tamil speaking state should mind there own state without being a pain in the Buttocks to the rest of the world.