Puttalam Lake House correspondent Prasad Purnimal Jayamanna spoke to refugees who have been chased from their native villages by the Tamil Tigers.

Mohamed Rizvi who lives in the Nagavillu refugee camp in Putlam said that they arrived in the camp 15 years ago.

He said "we are not in a mood to celebrate"

Many of the refugees complain about poor living conditions and lack of quality education.

Mohamed Iqubal said they all prayed for peace at the local Mosque.

He said "we want to return to our villages in Mannar to celebrate next Ramazan"

Meanwhile Prime minister Mahinda Rajpaksha touring Jaffna on Friday said that he wanted to see muslims driven away by Tamil Tigers resettled in their own villages.