'Lanka's envoy to Malaysia attacked by LTTE sympathisers'

Sri Lanka's envoy to Malaysia was today mobbed by a group of protestors allegedly linked to the LTTE after he refused to divulge the details of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a visit to the country.
The attack on High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar at the Kuala Lumpur international airport was allegedly carried out by the LTTE sympathisers, who were protesting against the visit of Rajapaksa, under whose leadership the Lankan troops defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels ending the nearly three decade-long civil war.
Rajapaksa is on a visit to Malaysia to attend a conference and is scheduled to return to Lanka tomorrow.

"The Government of Sri Lanka condemns this act of violence on Sri Lanka's High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar in Malaysia, in the strongest terms. The High Commissioner is receiving medical attention," the foreign ministry said.
Speaking from Kuala Lumpur, the opposition legislator Lohan Ratwatte told the local media that Ansar was seeing off the joint opposition leader Dinesh Gunawardana at the airport when he was attacked allegedly by the LTTE sympathisers.
Sri Lankan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is coordinating with local law enforcement authorities to identify the perpetrators and assist with the investigation.
"The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Sri Lanka is seized of the seriousness of this incident and is taking all necessary action in this regard through diplomatic channels," it said in a statement.