Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna In March 1971, several left-wing political organisations in the Dominion of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) protested against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

[2] The protesters gathered in the road leading to the U.S. embassy in Ceylon, and many of them were youths who were influenced by the worldwide anti-war movement including the one in the United States.

Later in prison, Wijeweera wrote a book that stated, "It is much easier to make a guerrilla than coordinate a political movement".

Police raided his compound to arrest him, and in prison, Wijeweera sent a message to Osmond, who was also under arrest, according to 'Niyamuva', a JVP publication: Distribute a leaflet to make the masses aware regarding the reppression, carry out other propaganda campaigns, full time activists to change their areas to avoid suppression and to retreat at places where reppression is high.

Also, to meet lawyers favourable to the party regarding taking legal action to free the members currently under arrest.The government banned the JVP.

Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara Campuses were raided by the army because of the alleged connections to the JVP and the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist).