At present, Sampanthan is staying at the upper floor block of a housing complex that has seen no repairs for some time.

To gain entrance to his residence, he has to climb a flight of 28 stairs, and the bedrooms are located in an even upper floor.

Another matter is Sampanthan is over 80 years of age, and it is quite a tiring task for him to climb up and down in that manner to and from his residence.

When a ‘Divaina’ journalist went to the place recently to interview him, he saw how the opposition leader was climbing up the stairs with the support of his bodyguards, taking a long time in the process.

Relevant authorities should immediately look into this.