The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has issued an order for the release of former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran in the case related to her alleged statement endorsing the revival of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), as reported by Ada Derana.
The controversy stems from an address made by the then State Minister of Child Affairs, Vijayakala Maheswaran, during a state event at Veerasingam Hall in Jaffna on July 2, 2018. In this address, she had purportedly expressed support for the resurrection of the LTTE for the freedom of the Tamil people.
Following this statement, the Organized Crime Prevention Division (OCPD) initiated an investigation into the matter, leading to her arrest on October 8, 2018. Nevertheless, she was granted bail on the same day, with a personal bond amounting to Rs 500,000.
It is worth noting that Maheswaran, who is a member of the United National Party (UNP), had to step down from her position as State Minister for Child Affairs in the wake of the controversy.
