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Batticaloa · BatticaloaImage: Major General (retired) Aruna Jayasekara was the man behind mobilising ex-military personnel to support NPP. Dropping a bombshell in Parliament, opposition MP Nizam Kariapper today said current Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera who was one time Security Force Commander in the east neglected prior information received on activities of Zahran who led the Easter Sunday attacks since 2015. MP Kariapper said the B report submitted t…Read Article
The current deputy Defence Minister maintained deafening silence on Zahran’s activities as then Eastern Commander: MP • Sri Lanka Brief

Catholic Church · BatticaloaPhoto courtesy of Ruki Fernando July 11, 2025 marks 35 years since the disappearance of Fr. Saverimuttu Selvarajah, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Batticaloa. Known as Fr. Selva, he was 30 years at that time and serving as the parish priest and administrator of Holy Cross Shrine in the remote village of SorikalmunaiRead Article