Women activists demand the freedom to engage in political activities in the North

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) member, Dimuthu Attigala ties a bandana on a female activist at a protest campaign launched by the Free Women’s Movement in front of the Fort Railway Station yesterday, condemning the recent attack on the FSP member in Jaffna

Dimuthu Attigala, Central Committee Member of Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) and President of newly formed "Free Women" was attacked with furnace oil by an unknown group in the Jaffna town on 8th of October 2012. Dimuthu Attigala along with a few members of the party went to Jaffna to participate in an event organised in view of the International Children's Day. The van the team travelled was attacked with furnace oil.

Women activists protested in front of the Fort Railway Station recently to condemn the attack.

The following slogans were chanted aggressively at the protest by the women activists:~

Here goes terror; terror

RAJAPAKSA terror; terror

Through rowdies by threatening

Cultivates terror; terror

First spied then attacked

Tried to halt,but couldn’t

By throwing black bitumen

Tried to shush, but couldn’t

NO, NO, NO, never halts

Our fight,our struggle

Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims

For the peace of  our nation

RAJAPAKSA listen to this

Collapse your thug armies

Halt all annoying

To Jaffna our brothers

Attacked and didn’t let

Children’s day celebrations

Officers in judiciary

Assaulted in public place

Labour, peasant, student struggle

Suppress and bury down

Brotherhood of “MEDAMULANA”

Is chewing the whole country

All we want is harmony

Sinhala, Tamil harmony

Overriding racism

More and more harmony

Lalith and Kugan were kidnapped

Nimalaruban was murdered

Delrukshan was murdered

Detentions and militarisation

To the women in Jaffna

Showed the power of furnace oil

The houses at suppression

Sent thugs and terrified

Let these happen??? ~ NO, NO, NO

Shut up and wait??? ~ NO, NO, NO

Suppress and terrify

Are we afraidr??? ~ NO, NO, NO!!!

The women also demanded the freedom to engage in political activities in the North

"Let all the communities ~ Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalese have and enjoy the "FREEDOM"" ~ women activists demanded

Dimuthu Attigala seen shouting slogans against the recent attack on her in Jaffna

 "Rajapaksa Juntas don't threaten us in militarised Jaffna!" women activists chanted

"Don't abduct,kill and threaten the people in Jaffna" ~ women protesters chanted

"Let's rally to protect democracy" ~ women activists continued to demand

 Despite extremely balmy weather in Colombo,women gathered to protest against recent attack in Jaffna

 "Don't; Don't; Don't use military to attack women in Jaffna!" ~ women activists kept chanting

"Corrupt; Corrupt; You are corrupt; Your government is corrupt!" ~ women activists kept chanting

"We will continue to fight whether you throw grease or mud" continued to chant women activists