Mayor harassed and hounded

"Mayor Sivageetha has gone into hiding and cannot be reached for further information about her fate."
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(February 03, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Batticaloa Mayor Ms Sivageetha Prabakaran is facing untold misery in the hands of the goons associated with the paramilitary leader and government Minister Vinayagamoorthy Mualitharan alias Col Karuna.

She has been targeted for supporting the opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka at the Presidential election. Mayor Sivageetha joined the President’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on 8 January 2010 to the opposition side. She publicly campaigned for Sarath Fonseka.

Following the announcement of the results the goons have attacked her house in Batticaloa and have threatened to kill her. According to information, Mayor Sivageetha has gone into hiding and cannot be reached for further information about her fate.