Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse lays a wreath for fallen soldiers during National War Hero's Day in Colombo on May 18, 2013. Sri Lankan troops held a parades in the capital which celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (front), along with Commander of the Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Roshan Gunetileke (L), Army Chief Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya (2L), Navy chief Jayanath Colombage (C), Airforce Chief Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama (2R) and Police Chief N. K. Illangakoon (R) look on during a Victory Day parade in Colombo on May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes month with the parade which celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (C) rides in a jeep during a Victory Day parade in Colombo on May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes month with the parade which celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict.
Sri Lankan opposition activists march past a billboard of President Mahinda Rajapakse during a protest against a sharp increase in electricity tariffs in Colombo May 15, 2013. Sri Lanka has raised electricity charges from last month in a bid to recover huge losses incurred by the state-run electricity utility.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) and Sri Lankan Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa (L) walk past Buddhist monks during the War Heroes religion ceremony in Colombo on May 9, 2013. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes month with a military parade scheduled for May 19. The parade celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict.
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP or People's Liberation Front wear and masks of US President Barak Obama (C), Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R), and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (top L and R) as they take part in a Labour Day demonstration in Colombo on May 1, 2013. Sri Lanka observed International labour day May 1 with a national holiday as opposition groups protested against a recent sharp increase in electricity tariffs.
