State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena today said that no pro-LTTE commemoration will be allowed on the anniversary of the end of the war, and anyone who holds such a commemoration will have to face legal action.

Speaking at a press conference at the Government Information Centre, he said that the main National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony 2016 will be held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the War Memorial in Battaramulla on 18 May.

There will be no military parade, and money will be allocated for the welfare of the soldiers, he added.