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Rajapaksas’ SLPP accuses JVP of 1987–89 brutality, silent on state terror
Rajapaksas’ SLPP accuses JVP of 1987–89 brutality, silent on state terror by Thara Tue, 27/10/2026 - 06:34 Body The SLPP general secretary Sagara Kariyawasam. File photograph The general secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party of the Rajapaksas, has accused the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) of brutal violence during its 1987–89 insurrection, as his party presents itself as a defender of the rule of law against the JVP-led government. Sagara Kariyawasam told a public meeting that people who voted in defiance of JVP calls to boycott elections had their hands cut off, th…