Army freeing more Tamil civilians - EROS
R. Srikanthan in London
LONDON: The Armed Forces will win more territories illegally
controlled by the LTTE as the Forces advance deeper into the East, Eelam
Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS)’s Nesan Shankar Raji
stated yesterday.
Nesan is the son of the late Shankar Raji of EROS.
Nesan said the “LTTE is losing control of their illegally controlled
territories daily”, adding the morale within the Sri Lankan Army was at
an all-time high. Nesan congratulated the Armed Forces especially the
soldiers in the frontline of fire for their bravery and commitment in
helping the Government and the people in regaining territories to
protect the sovereignty of the nation and free civilians being held by
the LTTE under their control.
Nesan stated that the LTTE was facing huge difficulties in sending
reinforcement and arms to its cadres in the East. He said the LTTE is
making a mistake by asking its Northern cadres to exit the East and
leaving the Eastern cadres in the front line to face the Armed Forces.
Nesan reiterated that betrayal was nothing new within their movement.
“As I have always mentioned, the LTTE leadership thinks nothing of
sacrificing the lives of its Eastern cadres over its Northern cadres
which explains why Karuna and his cadres deserted them,” Nesan said.
Nesan stated that more and more LTTE cadres were surrendering to the
Army pointing out that ‘the LTTE cadres that have surrendered themselves
are wise and know that they do not have a leg to stand on and face the
might of the Sri Lankan Army”.
He said civilians were moving into cleared areas out of the fear that
they may be sacrificed as human shields by the LTTE and then used for
propaganda purposes to wage more support from the diaspora.
Nesan stated that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had showed more
restraint towards the LTTE and had given the Tigers ample opportunities
to negotiate a peace settlement and cease violating the CFA.
The LTTE on the other hand had done exactly the opposite and had
consistently violated the CFA which led to the situation that they are
facing.
“The LTTE is not the sole representatives of the Tamil people, they
are the sole enemy of the Tamil people and are a danger to us and the
future of the Sri Lankan Tamil community,” he said.
The release added “The LTTE must be wiped off and we the EROS, EPDP,
TMVP, EPRLF (V), PLOTE, ENDLF, TULF and the TDC will see to it that they
are eliminated and put into the books of history once and for all.
“The LTTE will cease having control of territories belonging to our
nation, Sri Lanka, our motherland. The LTTE will cease having control of
our community, and our community will be free from living in fear and
intimidation.
Our people have the right to democratically elect their own leaders
and representatives. Our people do not wish to be controlled by an armed
dictatorial regime which is the LTTE. The LTTE has brought nothing but
violence and suffering to the Sri Lankan Tamil community and we are
indeed sick of it and the situation our people (Tamils, Sinhalese and
Muslims) are facing,” Nesan said.
The EROS called upon the entire Tamil diaspora to be brave and unite
against the LTTE without fear and support the Sri Lankan Government and
the Tamil Democratic Alliance of EROS, EPDP, TMVP, EPRLF (V), PLOTE,
ENDLF, TULF and the TDC in regaining control of illegally held
territories and restore peace in the country.
Nesan believed that Sri Lankans do not wish for this violence and
killings to continue. He stated that Sri Lankans strove for a lasting
peaceful resolution to the conflict that has cost the lives of thousands
of people.
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