. The Sri Lankan government alleged that post-war national reconciliation would never be a reality as long as Western powers entertained those pursuing a separatist agenda.
A senior GoSL spokesman told The Island that since the conclusion of the conflict in May 2009, the Sri Lankan Tamil expatriate community had become the main obstacle to a negotiated settlement. In fact, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), too, had been under the influence of various politically active groups, which spearheaded fund-raising campaigns in support of the LTTE. |