UNP blames TMVP for Batticaloa abduction of Mohan Velu

The main opposition UNP yesterday blamed the TMVP for the abduction of Mohan Velu, the son-in-law of its candidate for Batticaloa District at the Eastern Provincial Council. But the TMVP dismissed the claim saying the abduction probably is the work of the Wanni Tigers.

The UNP Election Incidents Monitoring Unit said Mr. Velu was abducted in Paddiripu in the Batticaloa District on Sunday night and released yesterday morning. He had been asked to report to the local TMVP office at 5.00 pm last evening. The party blamed the cadres attached to TMVP local office in Vechipalayam in Paddiripu for the abduction.

A complaint has been made to the Kalavanchikudi police , the Polls Chief and monitors.

TMVP spokesman Azard Mowlana commenting on the matter said the party had nothing to do with the abduction and claimed the Wanni Tigers may have been behind it. “We stand for a free and fair elections and will never resort to such violent acts,” he said.