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On the 10th of February, a journalist covering the protest of Tamil locals over the Army’s alleged
siphoning of water was reportedly threatened. Freelance journalist, Selvaraja Sumanthan was
allegedly told he would face “dire consequences” if he failed to leave the premises. The military is said to have been drying up water supplies with excessive use of water from a tube well in
Maritimepattu in Mullaitivu on land that is traditionally Tamil,leading the locals to protest.