Colombo, Nov 04: The army sent troops today to the state TV and radio stations and a main power plant minutes after Sri Lanka's powerful President sacked ministers of defence, police and media. "Several platoons have been deployed to prevent any unwanted incidents and to maintain law and order," military spokesman Col Sumeda Perera told.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga is the Commander in Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Bureau Report