Former TRINCOMALEE Mayor victimized for his reconciliatory role

Some unidentified men, suspected to be from LTTE have shot one of the former Mayors for TRINCOMALEE while he was standing in front of his house in the general area of TRINCOMALEE Wednesday (18) night around 9.30 p.m. with a few of his neighbours..

The former Mayor of TRINCOMALEE, PERIYA ADI SOORIYAMOORTHI (55), of No 5/5, VIHARA MAWATHA, TRINCOMALEE escaped the assassination attempt but received gunshot injuries. .

Those unidentified criminals on two motorbikes had reportedly showed up at the location and opened fire on him before they fled the area..

The former Mayor, believed to be a supporter of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) received gunshot injuries in his stomach and was rushed to the hospital by his neighbours..

Information further confirmed that the former Mayor has played a prominent role to reconcile and iron out differences between ethnic groups in TRINCOMALEE during past few days after LTTE called for protest campaigns that led to a chain of violent acts. .

The Police were able to recover one mobile phone, left behind by gunmen from the location immediately after the criminal act..

The victim who has been lying in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at TRINCOMALEE hospital was airlifted to COLOMBO National hospital around noon on Thursday (19) since his condition has reportedly turned worse. .

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission was to be informed..

The TRINCOMALEE Police are conducting investigations..