Protesters in Sri Lanka left the body of a slain Tamil politician outside Norway's embassy in Colombo today and burned effigies of the Tamil Tiger leader to protest the latest killing blamed on the rebels.
Dozens of supporters of government coalition partner Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) left a wooden coffin containing the remains of Mr Thambithurai Sivakumar at the embassy's gate, demanding action from the Norwegian brokers of a two-year truce.
Mr Sivakumar, a vocal opponent of the Tigers, was gunned down while out cycling with his daughter at the weekend. He is the latest victim of sporadic violence plaguing a ceasefire that halted the rebels' deadly two-decade war for autonomy.
He was killed in Puttalam, a town north of Colombo.
A party spokesman said rebels managed to target Mr Sivakumar because of failings in Norway's handling of the stalled peace process it is marshalling.
"It is after the peace agreement that the Tamil Tigers could infiltrate government-controlled areas and kill people like this," Mr Edirisinghe said, referring to the 2002 ceasefire as party followers chanted and shouted outside the embassy.
"We are protesting here to open the eye of the architects of the peace process to what is happening," he added.
Protesters set effigies of reclusive Tamil Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran on fire, shouting "Prabhakaran, murderer!"