Civilians denounce LTTE, seek speedy political solution

TULF chief commends Security Forces in Jaffna:

by our political correspondent

Tigers neutralised in peninsula

The leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Veerasingham Anandasangaree who is now in Jaffna commended the functions of the Security Forces in the peninsula and said that the northern diaspora has expressed their confidence in them.

The TULF chief is currently in Jaffna after four years to look into his party’s activities and to evaluate the situation there. Commenting on his observations in Jaffna, he told the Sunday Observer that as the chief of a leading Tamil political party it was highly satisfying to see that the LTTE was very much neutralised in the peninsula.”There is no ‘hanky-panky’ any more from the outfit in the north. Wherever I went the people were very happy over the rapport the Security Forces maintained with them. Civilians from all walks of life who met me at my office in Jaffna have also expressed confidence in the Armed Forces.

“Soon after I landed in Jaffna I had an extensive discussion with the Jaffna Commander Major General G. A. Chandrasri and he briefed me on the present situation in the North.

It is a great pity to hear that the LTTE which is now desperate has no respect for temples and is trying to use them even as their hideout. The timely intervention by the Security Forces had averted a major plot planned by the LTTE recently at a temple premises in Jaffna.

A large haul of lethal weapons was found hidden in a covered chariot shed.

If the plot had succeeded there would have been a catastrophe in the surrounding areas of that particular temple,” Anandasangaree said.

The northerners who believe in a durable solution to the national crisis said that the Government should expedite a political settlement while the military operations are being carried out against the LTTE.

He also said that the prices of food items, fuel and other essentials were stable. However, measures should to be taken to improve the fishing sector in the region.

“A detailed report on my visit to Jaffna will be presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on my return to Colombo,” the TULF chief said.