The posters, put up by a group calling itself the 'Sennen Padai', points out specifically against supporting the TNA, PLOTE, TULF and EPDP, four political parties considering contesting future polls in the east.

Although the TMVP denies any links with the posters, speculation is rife that the outfit led by Karuna Amman, which has a strong armed presence in the district, is attempting to forcibly discourage support for other political parties.

Meanwhile, following at least two explosions in Batticaloa last week, which the military blamed on the LTTE, the TMVP is said to be attempting to use the incidents to resist disarming by claiming the bombings proved that the LTTE was still active in the east.

A few weeks back, the Daily Mirror exclusively reported the police capture of a person with C-4 explosives in the east who had confessed he had obtained the explosives from the TMVP, thus raising fears some TMVP elements might attempt to carry out explosions in the east and blame them on the LTTE.

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