Tamil Guardian
Sri Lankan military vacates Batticaloa school after more than 20 years
Sri Lankan military vacates Batticaloa school after more than 20 years by Thara Wed, 04/11/2026 - 18:03 Body Batticaloa Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam, vacated by the Sri Lankan military after more than 20 years The Sri Lankan military has vacated Batticaloa Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam after occupying the school for more than 20 years, while it continues to occupy large areas of Tamil land across the North-East. The withdrawal followed a request by Batticaloa MP Kandasamy Prabhu of the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) to the Deputy Minister of Defence, according to reports. Prabhu visited the school…