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It was a concerted effort by the locals, few Buddhist priests and 'assistants' from the Catholic church. The Catholic church is more threatened by the Christian conversions more than the Buddhists.

LTTE Strategic Bomber Crashes while preparing for July 23 Celebrations!

However, Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told Thursday's news briefing that the next aim of the troops would be to re-capture Kilinochchi, now the heartland of the LTTE. For reasons that are now too obvious, the pros and cons of such a move cannot be examined. So are the analytical aspects arising out of them.

The second thrust of the Army, north of the Weli Oya sector, continues. Troops advance into the jungles ahead of them, before the LTTE's main fortifications, weeks ago led to their seizing the once renowned 1-4 base. This is a camp complex where LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was known to be hiding before and during the period when Indian Peace Keeping Troops (IPKF) were in Sri Lanka. Thereafter, it had been abandoned. Troops also captured the 'Michael Base.' The guerrillas had weeks earlier abandoned this base after blasting some of the buildings there. Army sources say guerrilla intelligence cadres who were scouting around the area occasionally used the 1-4 base. At the time the troops seized the base, they found fresh evidence of a group of some eight to twelve cadres having cooked meals there.

It was only two days ago the troops uncovered an underwater jetty in recently captured Viduthalaithiv sea tiger base south of Illuppaikadavai. The 150m long jetty could have easily concealed more than 100 small sea tigers boats anchored there.

-Defencewire

Buddhists, as the majority, is responsible for all this. Without their support others would not do it!

With one shot, the Government expects most actors to counter their colleague, Ramanayake with the facts they have learnt on Esala Poya Day. That is not all. They also want them to speak out at meetings in the North Central Province where the Sri Lanka Army's one time Chief of Staff, retired Major General Janaka Perera is contesting. To the decorated soldier turned diplomat, the campaign has become an arduous task.

His friends and foes alike agree that he had been at the forefront in the military campaign against Tiger guerrillas. That he became a high profile target as a result, is no secret. However, despite Police warnings of a serious threat against him, no security cover has been provided. The move is not surprising. Provision of security today is not based on threat perceptions but rather on how the person to be protected is disposed towards the Government.

In the case of Janaka Perera, the issue is further compounded by the fact that the Government's nominee for the Chief Ministership in the North Central Province, Berty Premalal Dissanayake, is surrounded by security personnel provided by the Government. The Opposition puts the figure as high as 200.

The UNP High Command has recognised this as a tactic adopted by the Government to use security as a lever for bargaining purposes with the Opposition. Repeated letters from the party's General Secretary to provide security to its high-profile organisers are being ignored, and they believe the Defence Ministry is monitoring these requests with political objectives.

It was only two days ago the troops uncovered an underwater jetty in recently captured Viduthalaithiv sea tiger base south of Illuppaikadavai. The 150m long jetty could have easily concealed more than 100 small sea tigers boats anchored there.