Tamil Tigers vow to wrest Kilinochchi from government troops

by Sanjay Jha | January 8, 2009 at 12:04 am

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After being pushed back to forests Tamil Tigers have claimed that they still retained the capability to seize back LTTE’s de-facto capital of Kilinochchi and said Sri Lankan government’s plans to hold elections in the Northern areas would not bring any real democracy. Tamil Tigers after losing Kilinonchi are virtually on the run and Sri Lankan Army has been steadily progressing to LTTE hideouts. Tamil tigers haved vowed to wrest Kilinochchi from troops soon.

Pointing out that Ki'linochchi was where Sri Lanka military has suffered previous historic debacles, LTTE Political Head B. Nadesan, in an interview with TamilNet on Monday dismissed the occupation of the town as an insignificant setback in the context of a liberation struggle, and said, Tamil people’s support has always been LTTE’s strength, and with the moral backing of the global Tamil community the movement will surmount current and future challenges. "We have taken forward our struggle for more than 30 years, solely relying on the support of our people," and reiterated that the Tigers were spearheading the Tamil struggle, which was based on legitimate political aspirations as defined by the democratic mandate in the elections of 1977.