LTTE now a shattered effigy - PS Chairman

“Once the decision to engage the LTTE militarily was made the government made a firm policy decision to clearly underline the distinction between the LTTE and Tamil civilians.

Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Patrick Karunasinghe addressing the Jana Hamuwa at Mathawa Junction to pay tribute to our war heroes over the victory of totally eradicating terrorism and bringing eternal peace to Sri Lanka.

About 4,000 men, women and children from Mathawa, Kohilegedara, Wattegama, Phala-Mathawa, Gonne, Malagane, Talampitiya and many other villager took part at this ceremony and paid tribute to the President, Defence Secretary and Service Commanders.

He said that Sri Lanka is one of the rare cases where terrorism has been comprehensively defeated by a country on its own despite all the advice, reservations, and fears publicly expressed to the country by some sections of the international community.

Karunasinghe also observed that in the interior, the LTTE kept up a barrage of attacks on military and civilian targets.

This included the suicide attack by a pregnant woman on the Army Commander. A claymore mine attack an a busload of civilian in Kebithigollawa, which killed 70 and a truck bomb targeting naval personnel coming home on leave, which killed over 200, all designed to break the will of the government or provoke a civilian or government response.