Prabhakaran won't survive more than a year if he flees Sri Lanka

Prabhakaran will not survive more than a year if he flees Sri Lanka, Head of International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore Prof. Rohan  Gunaratna, a world authority on counter terrorism said in an interview with The Bottom Line.

In an exclusive interview he stated that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has links with multiple terrorist groups including the Pakistani Taleban, an associate group of Al Qaeda.


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Q: Regarding the LTTE; if Prabhakaran leaves the country, what will happen?


A: Prabhakaran can leave the country. But he will become extremely vulnerable if he leaves Sri Lanka, because he is in the Interpol’s Red Notice and he is wanted by most governments in the world. And Prabhakaran is the proclaimed offender in the Rajiv Gandhi case. So, certainly he will not survive for more than a year. If he leaves Sri Lanka he will be killed.


Q: But he is not an ordinary citizen. He is a multi-billion dollar terrorist. It is speculated that he can survive in any country in South East Asia. What do you think of this school of thought?

A: Prabhakaran is Asia’s master of terror. He has brought untold suffering to the Tamils. Today he is holding more than 100,000 Tamils as hostage. Prabhakaran has created a humanitarian crisis and a few countries overseas have fallen to this trap. I don’t think any country will flirt with Prabhakaran. I think that country’s reputation will be tarnished if it gives refuge or if it gives even a day’s sanctuary to Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran is a very ruthless leader. No one will risk giving him sanctuary.


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