Former Eastern Province Chief Minister Shivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who is in custody under a daily detention order, has met with former Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila. Mr. Gammanpila has met Pillayan, informing the police that he is acting as his lawyer.
The meeting in question lasted for about half an hour in the presence of CID officers, during which he broke down in tears, Udaya Gammanpila said.
He said that he had shared his views with him about the harsh life he was leading in a prison cell and that he would hold a media conference to express his views on the matter.
Pillayan was arrested and is in custody of the CID in connection with the investigations into the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice-Chancellor of the Eastern University