'Our aim was to liberate our Tamil people from the clutches of the LTTE' President

"The war against the LTTE is not a war against Tamil people; Our aim was to liberate our Tamil people from the clutches of the LTTE; Our heroic forces have sacrificed their lives to protect Tamil civilians; The victory we have gained by defeating LTTE is the victory of this nation and the victory of all people living in this country.

Protecting the Tamil speaking people of this country is my responsibility. That is my duty. All the people of this country should live in safety without fear and suspicion.

All should live with equal rights. That is myaim. Let us all get together and build up this nation", said H.E the President and Commander-in- Chief, Mahinda Rajapaksa delivering the openingaddress at the historic Parliamentary fourth session today (May 19). 2347708

"As you already know our Motherland has been completely freed from the clutches of separatist terrorism.

From now on it is only the laws enacted bythis sovereign Parliament that will be that will be in force in every inchof Sri Lanka", the President further said.