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Pillayan allays fears of LTTE recapturing east
Friday, 1 June 2007 - 11:44 AM SL Time
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Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal`s former supreme commander Pillayan allayed fears of the LTTE ever recapturing the East liberated by the military.
In his first direct interview since the split with Karuna Amman, Pillayan told the Daily Mirror from an undisclosed location in Trincomalee that all the access routes for the rebels to make any attempt to launch an offensive to recapture lost ground in the east had been strategically captured and held by government troops.
However the man known to have provided the intelligence for the success behind the military operations to clear the East from LTTE control also urged the military to pursue an `uninterrupted` assault on Thoppigala, the only remaining rebel bastion in Batticaloa, as failure to do so could give room for the rebels to regroup.
`The LTTE only hold 10 percent of the East right now and that is Thoppigala. Basically we are talking about a 12 km range which is surrounded by the military. There are no civilians there now so the military should keep the pressure by pushing forward without leaving breathing space for the LTTE to regroup,` Pillayan told the Daily Mirror via telephone.
Pillayan feels the remaining LTTE cadres in Thoppigala have only two options in hand, either surrender to the military or sacrifice their lives. According to Pillayan the only access routes for the cadres in Thoppigala to flee to the north is by sea. However that area too is being patrolled by the navy.
There were fears that the LTTE might attempt to infiltrate the east to recapture lost ground in an effort to divert military attention being focused on weakening the LTTE in the north with reports that the government might make a push for Elephant pass. `I don`t thing the LTTE will even make any daring attempt to send reinforcements to Thoppigala from the north as they are now mainly focused on securing the Wanni region,` Pillayan added.
With thousands being displaced as a result of the operations in the east Pillayan asserted that the success of the operation can be measured once the displaced are resettled in their original homes both in Batticaloa and Trincomalee. The government has already begun the resettlement process in stages.
Meanwhile Pillayan did not wish to comment on the split within the TMVP which created ripples this week with Karuna Amman noting in an interview with the Daily Mirror earlier this week that the position of `supreme commander` was not important as the TMVP aims to be a political entity and not a military unit.
Pillayan spokesman meanwhile earlier told the Daily Mirror they stand ready to work with Karuna if he admits the mistakes he has made including the alleged killing of Pillayan loyalists and detention of several others as a result of the split. `But we will not wait too long,` the Pillayan faction warned.
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Mike1
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1 Jun 2007 10:18:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Where are the LTTE freinds in this forum.
I thought Pirabhakaran is the saviour of Tamils.
Pillayan is educating SLA how to defeat LTTE. |
punchimahinda
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1 Jun 2007 10:30:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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This happened due to in experienced Gothambya Rajapakse.We must appoint Janaka perera who can manage the war in a exellent way.Pillyan would be an another person like Douglas Devananda with limited value.But Karuna has got a big name & he is well famous among eastern tamils.Karuna is a real threat to VP while pilliyan ,douglas are minor threats to them.This split could make ltte strong again in east. It is said that Gothambya also had some share of money from the ransoms taken by Karuna/pillayan group which abducted tamil/muslim buisness men.This brought bad picture to mahinda & GOSL.Mahinda must appoint a very talented military officers instead of Gothambya who messed up war with tiger air attacks & bombs in colombo suburb.
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raigamakolla
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1 Jun 2007 11:04:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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Pillayan allayed fears of the LTTE ever recapturing the East liberated by the military
I fear LTTE will ask for a payment of R500m from MR to recapture the east and then MR will spend a further R3b for recapturing it from LTTE and 20% of that R3b will go to Gota.
How much did MR/Gota pay you Pillayan for the statement ??? R100m ??/
Not bad business you, smart tamils. |
kiwikanga
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1 Jun 2007 11:58:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Now where the hell is VP? IF all areas in the East except Thoppigala have been captured is it that VP is also trapped in this 12km area in Thoppigala? |
HiMeyala
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1 Jun 2007 12:30:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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is that VP is trapped in the area of 12km?
Which source told you that VP is in the east? |
Su33
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1 Jun 2007 12:52:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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We must appoint Janaka perera who can manage the war in a exellent way
lol who did ranil appoint when he was the PM? where was Janaka then?
with regards to the topic - piliyan wants to bate the lankan military machine and isolate karuna. he knows SLA needs him more than karuna when it comes to thoppigala. he wants to STOP the army advancing to the north which means SLA using karuna more than him.
anyways look at the aljazeera video. who says thoppigala operation is halted? its just that its out of the media spotlight. same with the gains ahead of the mannar FDLs. same with the gains ahead of the welioya FDLs. |
kiwikanga
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1 Jun 2007 14:13:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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HiMeyala,
Oh! Yes! I may be thinking wrong. VP must be in South Africa; that is what Keheliya Rambukwella was telling everyone a few days ago! |
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1 Jun 2007 22:58:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I don't think LTTE will rush to recapture East at this moment. They know they don't have people to keep the east under their control. On the other hand most of the access routes for the LTTE to make any attempt to launch an offensive to recapture East had been strategically captured and secured by military forces. |
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2 Jun 2007 05:23:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Enough is enough
Dear Karuna and Pilliyan,please work for a political solution with the Government to enhance the livelyhood of inocent civilians in the east |
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