Unidentified persons torch TNA MP’s office in Amparai

[TamilNet, Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:01 GMT]
The Karaitivu office of the Amparai district Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian, Mr. M. Pathmanatahn, was set fire by unidentified persons on Wednesday night, sources in Amparai said.

The documents in the office were completely destroyed, according to sources close to the MP.

Mr. Kanagasabai Sathaharan, the brother of the MP, said that he received a telephone call at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesay that the office being set on fire, and when he rushed to the office, he found the public trying to put out the fire.

A complaint has been lodged at the Sammanthurai station of Sri Lanka Police and the police have already started investigations, sources said.