Leaders condemn killing
Leaders of various political parties on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Tamil fisherman by the US Navy off the Dubai port and demanded compensation for his family and other fishermen injured in the shooting.
The President in a message said: ``I emphatically and unequivocally condemn the cowardly assassination of Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, Minister of Highways and Road Construction and Chief Government Whip, by LTTE terrorists.