23.3.2008
While criticizing the efforts of
the LTTE terrorists’ to tarnish the goodwill between
India and Sri Lanka Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, said
that the terrorist outfit is attacking Indian fishermen
in the South Indian waters to tarnish the image of the
Lankan Security Forces and to create animosity between
the Governments of India and Sri Lanka.
He
made these comments after attending a special Good Friday
service at St.Mary's Church in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
However, the Indian Government is well aware of the covert
activities of the LTTE and is giving its fullest cooperation
to the Lankan Government to overcome LTTE terrorism,"
the Minister said.
“We are confident that the Government of India will
continue to offer its assistance to combat LTTE terrorism
in Sri Lanka” Minister added.
Refereeing
to the current situation in Sri Lanka Minister said that
LTTE is not willing to seek a political settlement to
the crisis and added that the intention of the outfit
was more towards its militant activities and not showing
any interest of solving the crisis politically since the
commencing of the peace talks.
Courtesy
- Government Information